Pertusaria muricata J.C. David

Guzow-Krzemińska, Beata, Flakus, Adam, Kosecka, Magdalena, Jabłońska, Agnieszka, Rodriguez-Flakus, Pamela & Kukwa, Martin, 2019, New species and records of lichens from Bolivia, Phytotaxa 397 (4), pp. 257-279 : 272

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.397.4.1
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pertusaria muricata J.C. David
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** Pertusaria muricata J.C. David View in CoL syn. Lepra muricata (J.C.David) A.W.Archer & Elix

Previously reported from Australia and Mauritius (David & Hawskworth 1995; Archer & Elix 2017, 2018).

Pertusaria muricata View in CoL , found only in a sterile state, has recently been transferred to the genus Lepra Scop. ( Archer & Elix 2018) View in CoL , but the nucITS sequence (see Tab. 1) shows the highest similarity to Pertusaria spp. ; for example, 87% of identity to sequence obtained from P. alpina Hepp ex Ahles View in CoL (GenBank accession no. AF332128), while it is similar to Lepra spp. only in 5.8 S region. Moreover, the mrSSU sequence is most similar to P. kalelae Messuti (AY567989) with 98% of identity and the nucLSU is most similar to P. pentelicii J. Steiner (AF419327) and P. tejocotensis J. Steiner View in CoL (AF279301) with 97% of identity. Those results suggest that currently this species may be better placed in Pertusaria DC View in CoL , but its phylogenetic position needs further study.

Material examined. BOLIVIA. Dept. Tarija: Prov. Burnet O’Connor, old road between Entre Ríos and Tarija, 21º29’13”S, 64º11’42”W, elev. 1535 m, Boliviano-Tucumano forest, corticolous, 31 July 2015, M. Kukwa 16954 ( LPB, UGDA).