Phyllopsora cuyabensis (Malme) Zahlbr.

Kistenich, Sonja, Bendiksby, Mika, Vairappan, Charles S., Weerakoon, Gothamie, Wijesundara, Siril, Wolseley, Patricia A. & Timdal, Einar, 2019, A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia, MycoKeys 53, pp. 23-72 : 23

Phyllopsora cuyabensis (Malme) Zahlbr.

Description.

Timdal (2008b).

Distribution.

Central and South America ( Brako 1991; Timdal 2008b), Asia.

Remarks.

The species is represented by a single specimen from Thailand in our material (Fig. 4B). The Asian accession (450) falls into a strongly supported clade with sequences from four Neotropical specimens, although resolved on a long branch as sister to all Neotropical accessions (Suppl. material 1: Fig. S1). Being morphologically identical to the Neotropical specimens, it is unclear whether this specimen (450) represents a new species or merely genetic variation within P. cuyabensis . Additional sequences of Asian specimens are necessary to evaluate this possibility further. The species is sister to a clade comprising P. byssiseda , P. fendleri and P. kalbii (Fig. 1). The species is new to Asia.