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Issue: Vol. 741 No. 1: 12 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.9
Page range: 98-106
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Oxneriaria jiuquanensis (Megasporaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new species from China

Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
crustose lichen lichenized fungi Megasporaceae taxonomy Lichens

Abstract

A new species Oxneriaria jiuquanensis is reported from China based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. It is characterized by verrucose-areolate thallus with peripherally elongated areoles, indistinct prothallus, sessile and lecanorine apothecia, weakly pruinose discs, ascospores 12.5–17.5 × 7.5–10 µm, moniliform paraphyses, and the presence of substictic acid. Detailed descriptions of morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic characteristics, as well as illustrations of the new species, are provided. A world-wide key to the species of genus Oxneriaria is also provided.

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How to Cite

Yang, Z.-H., Wang, J.-X., Li, R.-T. & Zhang, L.-L. (2026) Oxneriaria jiuquanensis (Megasporaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new species from China. Phytotaxa 741 (1): 98–106. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.9