Glypholeciaqinghaiensis An C. Yin, Q. Y. Zhong & Li S. Wang is described as new to science. It is characterized by its squamulose thallus, compound apothecia, ellipsoid ascospores, and the presence of rhizines on the lower surface of the thallus. A phylogenetic tree of Glypholecia species was constructed based on nrITS and mtSSU sequences. Two species G.qinghaiensis and G.scabra are confirmed in China.
Keywords: Tibetan Plateau; cosmopolitan; lichenized fungi; morphological diversity; phylogenetic analyses.
An-cheng Yin, Qiu-yi Zhong, Christoph Scheidegger, Ji-zhen Jin, Fiona R. Worthy, Li-song Wang, Xin-yu Wang.