Phylogenetic relationships amongst available species in the Lecanora symmicta group based on a Maximum Likelihood analysis of the dataset of ITS sequences. The tree was rooted with five sequences of the Lecanora subfusca group and Tephromela. Maximum Likelihood bootstrap values ≥ 70% and posterior probabilities ≥ 95% are shown above internal branches. Branches with bootstrap values ≥ 90% are shown in bold. The new sequences of Lecanora parasymmicta and Lecanora symmicta produced from this study are presented in bold, and all species names are followed by the GenBank accession numbers. Reference Table 1 provides the species related to the specific GenBank accession numbers and voucher information.