MycoKeys (Mar 2017)

Psora taurensis (Psoraceae, Lecanorales), a new lichen species from Turkey

  • Einar Timdal,
  • Mika Bendiksby,
  • Arife Merve Kahraman,
  • Mehmet Gökhan Halıcı

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.21.11726
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Herein we describe the new species, Psora taurensis, from two localities in the Taurus Mountains in Turkey at ca. 1000 m altitude. Investigations of anatomy, secondary chemistry and DNA sequences (ITS and mtSSU) of P. taurensis and presumed close relatives suggest that P. taurensis is a distinct evolutionary lineage with P. tenuifolia as its sister, although it is morphologically more similar to P. russellii and P. vallesiaca.