Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China

Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma from China are described based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using both RAxML and Bayesian posterior probability inference, based on combined LSU and mtSSU sequences. The characteristic compou...

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Main Authors: Wei Wu, Shu-Hao Jiang, Lin-Shan Chai, He-Yun Bo, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Shao-Bin Fu, Qing-Feng Meng
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author Wei Wu
Shu-Hao Jiang
Lin-Shan Chai
He-Yun Bo
Ruvishika S. Jayawardena
Shao-Bin Fu
Qing-Feng Meng
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description Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma from China are described based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using both RAxML and Bayesian posterior probability inference, based on combined LSU and mtSSU sequences. The characteristic compounds were analyzed by colorimetric reactions and thin-layer chromatography. Diorygma guizhouense is characterized by small apothecia, a narrow to slightly open disc covered with white pruina, and the presence of stictic, salazinic, and norstictic acids. Diorygma leigongshanense is characterized by small, oval apothecia, a disc surrounded by entire, raised, and widely open thalline margins covered with thin, pale yellowish pruina, and the same chemical substances as D. guizhouense. Diorygma locitonitrus is distinguished by the presence of salazinic acid and hyaline, richly muriform ascospores, notably with distinctly smaller peripheral cells compared to the central cells. Diorygma weii is characterized by stellately branched apothecia with a closed to slit-like disc, a milky white thallus tinged with green, and the presence of only norstictic acid. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided, along with a comprehensive species checklist highlighting the diagnostic characteristics of the known species in this genus.
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spelling doaj-art-fdeda3dcb57a4de9b7f41bbd76d44d4f2025-08-24T07:33:41ZengPensoft PublishersMycoKeys1314-40492025-08-0112111114210.3897/mycokeys.121.157714157714Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, ChinaWei Wu0Shu-Hao Jiang1Lin-Shan Chai2He-Yun Bo3Ruvishika S. Jayawardena4Shao-Bin Fu5Qing-Feng Meng6Zunyi Medical UniversityLiaocheng UniversityZunyi Medical UniversityZunyi Medical UniversityMae Fah Luang UniversityZunyi Medical UniversityZunyi Medical UniversityFour new species of the lichen genus Diorygma from China are described based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using both RAxML and Bayesian posterior probability inference, based on combined LSU and mtSSU sequences. The characteristic compounds were analyzed by colorimetric reactions and thin-layer chromatography. Diorygma guizhouense is characterized by small apothecia, a narrow to slightly open disc covered with white pruina, and the presence of stictic, salazinic, and norstictic acids. Diorygma leigongshanense is characterized by small, oval apothecia, a disc surrounded by entire, raised, and widely open thalline margins covered with thin, pale yellowish pruina, and the same chemical substances as D. guizhouense. Diorygma locitonitrus is distinguished by the presence of salazinic acid and hyaline, richly muriform ascospores, notably with distinctly smaller peripheral cells compared to the central cells. Diorygma weii is characterized by stellately branched apothecia with a closed to slit-like disc, a milky white thallus tinged with green, and the presence of only norstictic acid. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided, along with a comprehensive species checklist highlighting the diagnostic characteristics of the known species in this genus.https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/157714/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Wei Wu
Shu-Hao Jiang
Lin-Shan Chai
He-Yun Bo
Ruvishika S. Jayawardena
Shao-Bin Fu
Qing-Feng Meng
Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
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title Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
title_full Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
title_fullStr Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
title_full_unstemmed Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
title_short Four new species of the lichen genus Diorygma (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China
title_sort four new species of the lichen genus diorygma graphidaceae ostropales from guizhou china
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