Abstract
Lecanora baekdudaeganensis Lee & Hur is described as a new lichenized fungus from Baekdudaegan Mountains, South Korea. The new species is classified into the Lecanora subfusca group โ allophana type and distinguishable from Lecanora imshaugii Brodo by a darker thallus, brownish disc, Kโinsoluble granules on the surface of the epihymenium, shorter hypothecium, and the presence of oil droplets in the apothecial section. Molecular analyses employing internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and mitochondrial small subunit (mtSSU) sequences strongly support Lecanora baekdudaeganensis as a distinct species in the genus Lecanora. A surrogate key is provided to assist in the identification of all 52 taxa in the genus Lecanora of Korea.
Highlights
The Baekdudaegan Mountains are the main mountain range stretching across the entire Korean Peninsula
We describe them below as a new corticolous lichen species, Lecanora baekdudaeganensis, and this discovery contributes to the taxonomy with overall 52 taxa in the genus Lecanora from North Korea and South Korea
Two independent phylogenetic trees for the Lecanora subfusca group and related species were produced from 122 sequences (61 for internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and 61 for mitochondrial small subunit (mtSSU)) from GenBank and with two new sequences for the new species (Table 1)
Summary
The Baekdudaegan Mountains are the main mountain range stretching across the entire Korean Peninsula.
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