Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera <i>Anamylopsora</i> and <i>Lepraria</i>

Dolathan Toksun; Muhammad Shahid Iqbal; Anwar Tumur

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Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera Anamylopsora and Lepraria

Dolathan Toksun

, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal

, Anwar Tumur^*

Published in Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 5)

Received: 23 September 2025 Accepted: 9 October 2025 Published: 30 October 2025

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Abstract

Xinjiang, also known as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), with an area of over 1.6 million km² (0.64 million square miles), is the biggest province in China. Xinjiang is notable for its diversity and abundance of lichens. This study reports two lichen taxa newly recorded for China from the Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China, and provides morphological, anatomical, chemical, and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) based molecular data. The lichen specimens used in this article were collected from (BMNNR) between 2022 and 2024. Two lichen species, Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula, were discovered during a taxonomical study of the lichens from (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China. Both of these lichen species have never been reported from China before. Here, these are the new records for China. Anamylopsora pakistanica grows on well-lit bare rock surface, and is characterized by its having larger squamules, the margin of squamules is white; Lepraria rigidula grows on mosses attached to rocks, and is characterized by its dense long soredium and has atranorin. Descriptions in detail, comments with similar species, and morphological photographs of these two species are provided. The specimens of these two new records were deposited in the Herbarium of College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University (XJU) (XUAR), China. These collections recommend a great potential for discovery of further unreported lichen species in Xinjiang Province.

Published in	Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12
Page(s)	193-200
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Keywords

Baeomycetaceae, Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve, New Records, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Xinjiang

1. Introduction

The genus Anamylopsora Timdal belongs to the phylum Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes, order Baeomycetales, and family Baeomycetaceae within the kingdom Fungi. Its type species is A. pulcherrima (Vain.) Timdal, originally described by Huneck & Elix

[1]

. Four species have been globally reported to date

[2]

, including: A. altaica Ahat, A. Abbas, S.Y. Guo & Tumur

[3]

, A. pruinosa D. L. Liu & X. L. Wei

[4]

, A. pulcherrima (Vain.) Timdal

[5]

and A. pakistanica Usman & Khalid

[2]

. Key morphological features include squamulose to crustose thalli that are crowded or overlapping, with upward-curled margins and stalked or sessile attachments. Thalli range in color from yellow to dark brown, loosely adhering to substrates with or without rhizines, and exhibit continuous or discontinuous algal layers. Apothecia are typically aggregated on squamules, with carbon-black to brown discs lacking distinct margins. Each ascus contains 8 spores, which are subglobose to ellipsoid and hyaline

[2]

The genus Lepraria Ach. is classified under the phylum Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes, order Lecanorales, and family Stereocaulaceae

[6]

. Its thalli are leprose to granular, forming powdery crusts of sorediate or non-sorediate globose granules that attach tightly or loosely to substrates. Lacking a cortex, the thalli have diffuse or delimited margins and range in color from whitish to dark gray or greenish, with a white or non-stratified medulla. Most species produce soredia, rarely isidia, and lack a hypothallus. Symbiotic algae are green, and neither ascomata nor pycnidia have been observed

[7, 8]

. Comprising 87 species worldwide, Lepraria is distributed globally, with 8 reported in China across Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Gansu, and Xinjiang

[9]

Notable taxonomic records in China include: Lepraria incana (L.) Ach., first reported from Shaanxi

[10]

. L. yunnaniana (Hue) Zahlbr., documented from Yunnan

[11]

[12]

recorded L. incana in Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Jiangxi in Illustrated Flora of Chinese Lichens.

[13]

validated these two species in A Synopsis of Chinese Lichens.

[14]

described three new Chinese records: L. lobificans Nyl., L. caesioalba (B. de Lesd.) J. R. Laundon, and L. eburnea J. R. Laundon.

[9]

reported three new provincial records in Hubei: L. membranacea (Dicks.) Vain., L. incana, and L. caesioalba.

[15]

newly recorded L. harrisiana Lendemer in China.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Lichen Collections

The specimens of Anamylopsora and Lepraria in this study were collected from (BMNNR) of Xinjiang, China and are preserved in the Herbarium of College of Life Sciences and Technology (XJU, XUAR), China.

2.2. Phenotypic Analyses

The specimens were examined using a Nikon ECLIPSE E200 stereo-microscope. Sections were cut by hand using a razor blade and were mounted and observed in water and iodine. The structure and hymenial characters were studied with a Zeiss Axioskop two-plus light microscope. Photographs were taken with a Nikon Digital Camera D50. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC)

[16-19]

was employed for the detection of lichen substances.

2.2.1. DNA Extraction

Thallus fragments with ascomata were removed from the specimen for DNA extraction using the DNA secure Plant DNA Kit (Tiangen, China) following the manufacturer’s protocol.

2.2.2. Amplification and Sequencing

Amplification of the ITS region followed the methods described in

[20]

with the modification noted in

[21]

. The nrITS region (ITS1 and ITS4) of the nrDNA repeat tandem was targeted with the polymerase chain reaction using the primers ITS1F

[22]

with ITS4

[23]

directly.

The amplification reaction was performed in a the 25 μL PCR reaction system, consists of the following components: 12.5 μL of 2×Taq PCR Master Mix, 9.5 μL of dd H₂O, 0.5 μL each of the upstream primer ITS1F and downstream primer ITS4, and 2 μL of DNA template. The conditions for thermocycling of nrITS were: 95°C for 4 min; linked to 30 cycles of denaturation at 94°C for 30sec, annealing at 56°C for 30sec, extension at 72°C for 60 secs and with a final extension at 72°C for 10 min

[23]

. PCR products were screened on 1% agarose gels stained with ethidium bromide, and were sequenced by the Shenggong Inc. (Shanghai, China).

2.3. Analyses of Molecular Systematic

Use the SeqMan (DNASTAR) software (https://www.dnastar.com/software/lasergene/seqman-ngen/) to assemble and edit the raw sequence data that meets the criteria. Submit the processed data to GenBank (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/), perform a BLAST (https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast) search to obtain the closely related species of the sequence's species, and preliminarily determine the genetic relationship between them. Download the appropriate sequences, use ClustalW and Muscle in MEGA 11.0 software (https://www.megasoftware.net/pdfs/TamuraStecherKumar) for sequence alignment, manually correct any obvious alignment errors, construct a phylogenetic tree using the Maximum Likelihood (ML) method, and finally adjust and beautify the resulting phylogenetic tree with Figtree software (https://tree.bio.ed.ac.uk/software/figtree/). The newly recorded sequences were submitted to GenBank and included in the analysis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.Gov/genbank/) (Table 1).

Phylogenetic trees constructed based on ITS sequences revealed that the newly obtained sequences of Anamylopsora pakistanica clustered together in a single clade with the corresponding sequences downloaded from the database (Figure 1), with a bootstrap support value of 99%. The Chinese specimens in this study were highly consistent with the previously reported overseas specimens of A. pakistanica in terms of both external morphological characteristics and internal anatomical characteristics. Molecular phylogenetic analysis further confirmed that these specimens belong to the same species.

The BLAST results indicated that our specimens are closely related to the existing sequence of Lepraria rigidula (GenBank accession number: KX132961). Furthermore, the phylogenetic tree also shows clear interspecific phylogenetic relationships between the newly recorded species from China and the L. rigidula previously reported overseas. Notably, the sequences of the two specimens cluster into a single monophyletic clade (Figure 2) with 100% bootstrap support.

2.4. Figures

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Figure 1. ML phylogenetic tree constructed from partial species of Anamylopsora based on ITS sequence.

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Figure 2. ML phylogenetic tree constructed from partial species of Lepraria based on ITS sequence.

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Figure 3. Anamylopsora pakistanica (XJU 202207509) (A-H): A. Morphological structure of thallus and apothecia; B. Cross section of apothecium; C. Cross section of an apothecium after adding I solvent; D. Ascospore; E. Ascus after adding I solvent; F. Algal cells after adding I solvent; G. Asci after adding I solvent; H. Morphological structure of apothecia.

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Figure 4. Lepraria rigidula (XJU 202406040) (A-C): A, B. Morphological structures of Lepraria rigidula thallus; C. Soredia.

2.5. Tables

Table 1. ITS sequences used to construct phylogenetic trees. Local collections are marked with red color.

Species	Country	Voucher number	GenBank accession
Anamylopsora pakistanica	China	202207509	PQ896545
Anamylopsora pakistanica	Pakistan	LAH37090	ON175977
Anamylopsora pakistanica	Pakistan	LAH37091	ON175978
Anamylopsora pakistanica	Pakistan	LAH37092	MW418153
Anamylopsora altaica	China	Anwar & Abbas 20140041	MH513961
Anamylopsora altaica	China	Anwar & Abbas 20140032	MH513962
Anamylopsora altaica	China	Anwar & Abbas 20150068	MH513963
Anamylopsora pulcherrima	Russia	Zhurbenko (ESS)	AF274089
Anamylopsora pulcherrima	Russia	P108	KR017064
Anamylopsora pruinosa	China	XL2017133	MH558055
Anamylopsora pruinosa	China	ZW-64	MH558056
Anamylopsora sp.	China	18-59337	MN545147
Anamylopsora sp.	China	18-59321	MN545148
Baeomyces rufus	Switzerland	BR982	AF448457.1
Lepraria rigidula	China	202406040	PQ896546
Lepraria neglecta	USA	NY980	KC209159.1
Lepraria neglecta	USA	NY603	KC209152.1
Lepraria cryptovouauxii	Bolivia	Kukwa 14848a, Holotype (UGDA)	MK629273
Lepraria cryptovouauxii	Bolivia	UGDA Kukwa 14848a	NR 171750.1
Lepraria elobata	Ukraine	3528	EF619546.1
Lepraria elobata	Switzerland	NY422	KC209162.1
Lepraria humida	Europe	15457	EF619553.1
Lepraria humida	Europe	15454a	EF619554.1
Lepraria caesiella	USA	NY464	JQ070280.1
Lepraria caesiella	USA	NY1024	JQ070285.1
Lepraria rigidula	USA	LIFU052-16 (versA)	KX132961.1
Lepraria hodkinsoniana	North America	NY552	JF739366.1
Lepraria hodkinsoniana	North America	NY671	JF739364.1
Lepraria friabilis	USA	NY662	JQ070277.1
Lepraria friabilis	USA	NY669	JQ070278.1
Stereocaulon subcoralloides	USA	103	EU008633.1
Stereocaulon tomentosum	USA	104	EU008634.1

3. Results

Anamylopsora pakistanica Usman & Khalid, in Usman, Firdous, Dyer & Khalid, Lichenologist 55(3-4): 128 (2023) (New record for China)

Description: The thallus is irregularly squamulose to crustose, with small scales 0.5-4 mm in diameter, slightly overlapping. The upper surface is light-brown to brown, covered with a fine pruina. The edges of the scales are white, slightly raised, and lack soredia and isidia. The lower surface near the edges is white to dirty white, without rhizines and stalks. epinecral layer hyaline, up to 22 μm thick, when single, the apothecia are circular to irregular in shape; when clustered, they are usually spherical, with a diameter of 0.5 mm (up to 1.7 mm when single). The disc is dark reddish-brown to black, glossy, covered with fine pruina, and sometimes cracked. The apothecia are of lecanorine type. The epithecium is yellowish-brown to brown, while the hymenium is colorless, thick, approximately 93.2-118.3 µm in height. When I reagent is applied to the hymenium, it turns blue. The hypothecium and excipulum are colorless. The paraphyses are simple, with swollen apices. The asci are narrowly clavate to sub-cylindrical, colorless, and contain 8 ascospores. The ascospores are colorless, simple (aseptate), ellipsoid, thick walled with smooth surface, measuring approximately (8.7-12.2) µm × (5.2-8.1) µm (Figure 3).

Chemical spot tests: K + upper cortex of the thallus, it turns red; KC + turns black; C-; I + hymenium of the apothecium, it turns blue; K-, KC-, C-.

TLC: Atranorin and norstictic acid.

Distribution and ecology: Distributed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China. Grows on dry rocks in mountain forests (with rocks as the substrate).

Specimens examined: (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China (45°58′41″N, 83°04′42″E), altitude 1,781 m a.s.l., July 6, 2022, Dolathan Toksun and Anwar Tumur, No. 202207509 (XJU), accession No.: PQ896545.

Lepraria rigidula (B. de Lesd.) Diederich, Trav. Sci. Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg 14: 152 (1989) (New record for China)

Description: The thallus is squamulose, cottony to powdery, scurfy, or irregularly granular, with a spreading margin. It is not very conspicuous, closely adnate to the substratum. The upper surface ranges in color from pale bluish-gray to whitish-green. Soredia are abundant, relatively fine and hair-like, long projecting hyphae, up to 100 µm in width and 75 (-120) µm in length; the lower surface is inconspicuous (Figure 4).

Chemical spot tests: upper cortex of the thallus K- yellow, KC-, C-.

TLC: Atranorin.

Distribution and ecology: Recorded in Asia, Africa, North America, Europe, and other regions. Domestically, it is distributed in Xinjiang, China. Lepraria rigidula is distributed on mosses growing on rocks in (BMNNR), Xinjiang. It occurs in mountain forests at an altitude of 1,178 m a.s.l., with mosses on rocks as the substratum.

Specimens examined: (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China (45°55′15″N, 82°44′21″E), altitude 1,178 m a.s.l., 2024-06-25, Dolathan Toksun & Anwar Tumur, No. 202406040 (Deposited at XJU), Accession No: PQ896546.

4. Discussion

This study identified Anamylopsora pakistanica as a new record for China, which is morphologically similar to Anamylopsora altaica in terms of thallus morphology and apothecium shape. However, it differs from A. altaica in the following aspects: it has larger squamules (up to 4 mm in diameter) with a light brown to brown upper surface, and its apothecia are reddish-brown to black. In contrast, A. altaica has small squamules (≤1 mm in diameter), a yellowish thallus, and mostly black apothecia. The two species also differ in their secondary metabolites (TLC): A. altaica produces psoromic acid, while A. pakistanica produces atranorin and norstictic acid. The morpho-anatomical features of our Chinese specimen agree with the already published description of A. pakistanica from Pakistan

[2]

. Our species can be different from A. pulcherrima in having 93-118 µm thick hymenium, thick epinecral layer up to 22 μm, and atranorin, norstictic acid (In contrast, A. pulcherrima has 60-100 μm hymenium, only 5-10 μm thick epinecral layer, and alectorialic acid

[2]

. The Chinese A. pakistanica shares some common characteristics with A. pruinosa in having pruinose thallus and clavate to sub-cylindrical asci. However, our taxon can be differing from A. pruinosa in having 93-118 µm thick hymenium, larger squamules (up to 4 mm in diameter), ellipsoid ascospores with a thick-walled and smooth surface, ecology saxicolous, and atranorin, norstictic acid substances, (In contrast, A. pruinosa has 75-100 μm hymenium, 2-3 mm squamules, thin-walled ascospores with a warty surface, ecology terricolous, and alectorialic and barbatolic acids substances)

[2]

Lichen species of the genus Lepraria do not possess fruiting bodies or conidia, unlike those of other lichen genera, and they produce secondary metabolites (TLC) such as atranorin and nephrosteranic acid. Therefore, the type of secondary metabolites (TLC) has always been a key characteristic for the identification of Lepraria species

[24]

. Species of this genus mainly grow on substrates such as tree bark, decayed wood, rocks, and moss

[25]

. The Lepraria rigidula described in this study grows on moss attached to rocks. This species is characterized by slender soredia, produces the secondary metabolite (TLC) atranorin, and lacks nephrosteranic acid—these features serve as the main criteria for distinguishing it from other species

[26]

. The morpho-anatomical features of Chinese collections agree with the already published description of L. rigidula except having atranorin substance vs. (atranorin, nephrosteranic acid)

[27]

5. Conclusions

Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula are confirmed as new records for China based on a combination of morphology, anatomy, and molecular phylogeny. Based on external morphological characteristics, internal anatomical features, and phylogenetic tree analysis, the specimens in this study were found to be highly similar to the previously reported foreign species Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula. Thus, Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula were confirmed as new records for China.

Abbreviations

ITS	Internal Transcribed Spacer
XJU	Xinjiang University
BMNNR	Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve
XUAR	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
TLC	Thin Layer Chromatography
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
dNTP	Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
BLAST	Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
ML	Maximum Likelihood

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Jinsiguli Bahenuer, Yong Hai Ying and Reyhangul Mamatali (graduate students of Xinjiang University, P.R. China) for their help with the fieldwork. We are also grateful to the Administration Office of Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve for allowing us to conduct the field investigation.

Author Contributions

Dolathan Toksun: Investigation, Methodology, Writing- original draft

Muhammad Shahid Iqbal: Formal analysis, writing - review & editing

Anwar Tumur: Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing

Ethic Declarations

This research did not involve studies on humans or animals. The sample collection for this study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the national guidelines.

Funding

This research was funded by grants from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 32160046).

Data Availability Statement

The data used to support the findings of this research work are included within the article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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  abstract = {Xinjiang, also known as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), with an area of over 1.6 million km2 (0.64 million square miles), is the biggest province in China. Xinjiang is notable for its diversity and abundance of lichens. This study reports two lichen taxa newly recorded for China from the Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China, and provides morphological, anatomical, chemical, and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) based molecular data. The lichen specimens used in this article were collected from (BMNNR) between 2022 and 2024. Two lichen species, Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula, were discovered during a taxonomical study of the lichens from (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China. Both of these lichen species have never been reported from China before. Here, these are the new records for China. Anamylopsora pakistanica grows on well-lit bare rock surface, and is characterized by its having larger squamules, the margin of squamules is white; Lepraria rigidula grows on mosses attached to rocks, and is characterized by its dense long soredium and has atranorin. Descriptions in detail, comments with similar species, and morphological photographs of these two species are provided. The specimens of these two new records were deposited in the Herbarium of College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University (XJU) (XUAR), China. These collections recommend a great potential for discovery of further unreported lichen species in Xinjiang Province.
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T1 - Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera Anamylopsora and Lepraria

AU - Dolathan Toksun
AU - Muhammad Shahid Iqbal
AU - Anwar Tumur
Y1 - 2025/10/30
PY - 2025
N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12
DO - 10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12
T2 - Journal of Plant Sciences
JF - Journal of Plant Sciences
JO - Journal of Plant Sciences
SP - 193
EP - 200
PB - Science Publishing Group
SN - 2331-0731
UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12
AB - Xinjiang, also known as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), with an area of over 1.6 million km2 (0.64 million square miles), is the biggest province in China. Xinjiang is notable for its diversity and abundance of lichens. This study reports two lichen taxa newly recorded for China from the Barluk Mountain National Nature Reserve (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China, and provides morphological, anatomical, chemical, and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) based molecular data. The lichen specimens used in this article were collected from (BMNNR) between 2022 and 2024. Two lichen species, Anamylopsora pakistanica and Lepraria rigidula, were discovered during a taxonomical study of the lichens from (BMNNR), Xinjiang, China. Both of these lichen species have never been reported from China before. Here, these are the new records for China. Anamylopsora pakistanica grows on well-lit bare rock surface, and is characterized by its having larger squamules, the margin of squamules is white; Lepraria rigidula grows on mosses attached to rocks, and is characterized by its dense long soredium and has atranorin. Descriptions in detail, comments with similar species, and morphological photographs of these two species are provided. The specimens of these two new records were deposited in the Herbarium of College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University (XJU) (XUAR), China. These collections recommend a great potential for discovery of further unreported lichen species in Xinjiang Province.

VL - 13
IS - 5
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Dolathan Toksun

College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China

Biography: Dolathan Toksun is a Master student of Xinjiang University, College of Life Sciences and Technology. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Xinjiang University in 2022, and received her Master of Science in Biology from the same institution in 2025. Recognized for her exceptional contributions, Ms. Dolathan Toksun has been published 3 research articles in domestic Journals.

Research Fields: Lichenologist and researcher

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Muhammad Shahid Iqbal

Department of Botany, University of Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan

Biography: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal is a lecturer of Botany at Department of Botany, University of Layyah, City Campus, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan. He completed his Ph.D. in Botany from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 2025, and his Master of Botany in Mycology from the same institution in 2021. Recognized for his exceptional contributions, Dr. Muhammad Shahid Iqbal has been published more than 35 research articles in different peer re-viewed International Journals. Dr. Iqbal does research in lichenology. In addition, he holds a Lichen book reviewer certificate from BP International. He has participated in multiple international research collaboration projects in recent years. Currently, He is serving as reviewer of many International Journals.

Research Fields: Lichenologist and researcher

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Anwar Tumur

College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China

Biography: Anwar Tumur is a professor at Xinjiang University, College of Life Sciences and Technology. He completed his PhD in Ecology from Xinjiang University in 2008, and his Master of Ecology from the same institution in 1996. Recognized for his exceptional contributions, Prof. Dr. Anwar Tumur has been published more than 50 research articles in different peer reviewed International and Domestic Journals. He has participated in multiple international research collaboration projects in recent years and presided over and completed 6 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He currently serves as the Editorial Boards of Journal of Plant Sciences.

Research Fields: Lichenologist and researcher

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Table 1

Table 1. ITS sequences used to construct phylogenetic trees. Local collections are marked with red color.

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Toksun, D., Iqbal, M. S., Tumur, A. (2025). Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera Anamylopsora and Lepraria. Journal of Plant Sciences, 13(5), 193-200. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12

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Toksun, D.; Iqbal, M. S.; Tumur, A. Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera Anamylopsora and Lepraria. J. Plant Sci. 2025, 13(5), 193-200. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12

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Toksun D, Iqbal MS, Tumur A. Two New Records for China of the Lichen Genera Anamylopsora and Lepraria. J Plant Sci. 2025;13(5):193-200. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.20251305.12

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