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Corresponding author: Jae-Seoun Hur ( jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr ) Academic editor: Thorsten Lumbsch
© 2020 Beeyoung Gun Lee, Jae-Seoun Hur.
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Lee BG, Hur J-S (2020) A new lichenized fungus, Lecanora baekdudaeganensis, from South Korea, with a taxonomic key for Korean Lecanora species. MycoKeys 70: 39-58. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.70.51569
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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 – allophana type and distinguishable from Lecanora imshaugii Brodo by a darker thallus, brownish disc, K–insoluble 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.
biodiversity, Lecanoraceae, phorophyte, phylogeny, taxonomy
The Baekdudaegan Mountains are the main mountain range stretching across the entire Korean Peninsula. The mountains stretch 1,400 km in length from North Korea to South Korea and encompass protected areas of approximately 2,750 km2 (
Although the genus Lecanora is one of the largest genera in lichens, just three new species in Lecanora were formerly discovered out of all 164 lichenized or lichenicolous fungi which were reported as new species from Korea. Specifically, all three species, L. hafelliana L. Lü, Y. Joshi & Hur, L. loekoesii L. Lü, Y. Joshi & Hur, and L. pseudosambuci S.Y. Kondr., Lőkös & Hur were detected from the bark of Quercus or other deciduous trees in the Baekdudaegan mountains or other mountainous areas in North Korea and South Korea (
This study describes a new lichenized fungus in the genus Lecanora. During three field trips to Mt. Munsu, Bonghwa in 2019 (Fig.
Specific collection sites (black symbols) on the Baekdudaegan Mountains (thick gray line on the entire Korea map), for the new species Lecanora baekdudaeganensis (♦), and previously discovered species L. hafelliana (♥), L. loekoesii (♣), and L. pseudosambuci (♠). All Lecanora species reported as new species were detected in the Baekdudaegan Mountains or other mountainous areas just close to the mountains in Korea.
Hand-cut sections were prepared with a razor blade under a stereomicroscope (Olympus optical SZ51; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), examined under a compound microscope (Nikon Eclipse E400; Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) and imaged using a software program (AxioVision Release 4.8.2; Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) and an Axiocam ERc 5s camera (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) mounted on a Zeiss Axioscope A1 microscope (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany). The ascospores were investigated at 1000× magnification in water. The length and width of the ascospores were measured and the range of spore sizes was shown with average, standard deviation, and number of measured spores. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was performed using solvent systems A and C according to standard methods (
Hand-cut sections of ascomata or thallus from all collected specimens were prepared for DNA isolation and DNA was extracted with a NucleoSpin Plant II Kit in line with the manufacturer’s instructions (Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany). PCR amplification for the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA) and the mitochondrial small subunit genes was achieved using Bioneer’s AccuPower PCR Premix (Bioneer, Daejeon, Korea) in 20-μL tubes and primers ITS5 and ITS4 (
All ITS and mtSSU sequences were aligned and edited manually using ClustalW in Bioedit V7.2.6.1 (
Two independent phylogenetic trees for the Lecanora subfusca group and related species were produced from 122 sequences (61 for ITS, and 61 for mtSSU) from GenBank and with two new sequences (each one for ITS and mtSSU) for the new species (Table
Phylogenetic relationships among comparable species related mainly with the Lecanora subfusca group based on a maximum likelihood analysis of the nuclear ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region. The tree was rooted with several sequences in the genus Protoparmeliopsis. 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 species Lecanora baekdudaeganensis is presented in bold, and all species names are followed by GenBank accession numbers. A dash indicates branches with posterior probabilities <95%. The Lecanora subfusca group is marked with a black diamond (♦). Reference Table
Phylogenetic relationships among comparable species related mainly with the Lecanora subfusca group based on a maximum likelihood analysis of the mitochondrial small subunit (mtSSU) sequences. The tree was rooted with several sequences in the genus Protoparmeliopsis. 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 species Lecanora baekdudaeganensis is presented in bold, and all species names are followed by GenBank accession numbers. A dash indicates branches with posterior probabilities <95%. The Lecanora subfusca group is marked with a black diamond (♦). Reference Table
Species list and DNA sequence information employed for phylogenetic analysis.
No. | Species | ID (ITS) | ID (mtSSU) | Voucher |
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1 | Lecanora achroa | JN943714 | JQ782663 | Papong 6458 |
2 | Lecanora albella | KY548044 | KY502430 | Berger 29362 |
3 | Lecanora albella | KY548048 | KY502423 | Malicek 7336 |
4 | Lecanora alboflavida | KY548045 | KY502429 | Coppins s.n. |
5 | Lecanora allophana | KY548050 | KY502421 | Malicek 9626 |
6 | Lecanora allophana | KY548051 | KY502416 | Malicek 9491 |
7 | Lecanora argentata | JQ782704 | JQ782664 | Papong 6041(F) |
8 | Lecanora austrotropica | JQ782706 | JQ782665 | Papong 6407(F) |
9 | Lecanora baekdudaeganensis | MN879847 | MN879871 | BDNA-L-0000065 |
10 | Lecanora californica | JQ782707 | JQ782668 | Lumbsch 19914a(F) |
11 | Lecanora cenisia | KY548047 | KY502425 | Malicek 5869 |
12 | Lecanora cinereofusca | KP224470 | KP224465 | Lendemer 34944 (NY) |
13 | Lecanora cinereofusca | KP224471 | KP224464 | Lendemer 35007 (NY) |
14 | Lecanora ecorticata | KT962179 | KT962184 | NMW<GBR>:C.2015.005.77 |
15 | Lecanora elatinoides | JQ782709 | JQ782669 | Lumbsch 19992d(F) |
16 | Lecanora excludens | MK541647 | MK541649 | Palice 21929 |
17 | Lecanora expersa | KY548054 | KY502419 | Malicek 9625 |
18 | Lecanora expersa | MK778609 | MK778536 | Vondrak 16033 (PRA) |
19 | Lecanora farinacea | JQ782710 | JQ782671 | Lumbsch 20022d(F) |
20 | Lecanora farinaria | KY548043 | KY502433 | Tonsberg 46170 |
21 | Lecanora flavopallida | JN943724 | JQ782674 | Lumbsch 20031a |
22 | Lecanora flavoviridis | JQ782711 | JQ782675 | Papong 6539(F) |
23 | Lecanora formosa | KT453771 | KT453819 | ZX 20129045-2 |
24 | Lecanora gangaleoides | JQ782712 | JQ782676 | Lumbsch 19923a(F) |
25 | Lecanora helva | JQ782713 | JQ782677 | Lumbsch 19809h(F) |
26 | Lecanora helva | JQ782714 | JQ782678 | Lumbsch 19843b(F) |
27 | Lecanora horiza | KT453772 | KT453821 | Zhao 2015 |
28 | Lecanora hybocarpa | DQ782849 | DQ912273 | AFTOL-ID 639 |
29 | Lecanora imshaugii | JQ782717 | JQ782681 | Lumbsch 19273b(F) |
30 | Lecanora intumescens | KY548039 | KY502443 | Malicek 8203 |
31 | Lecanora kenyana | JQ900618 | JQ900616 | Kirika 1179 (F) |
32 | Lecanora kohu | MF115999 | MF116001 | UNITEC 7497 |
33 | Lecanora layana | KR094859 | KR094857 | Lendemer 37519 (NY) |
34 | Lecanora layana | KR094860 | KR094858 | Lendemer 38131 (NY) |
35 | Lecanora leproplaca | JQ782719 | JQ782684 | Lumbsch 19815r(F) |
36 | Lecanora leprosa | JQ782720 | JQ782685 | Papong 6443(F) |
37 | Lecanora orientoafricana | JQ900619 | JQ900617 | Kirika 2205(F) |
38 | Lecanora pacifica | JQ782722 | JQ782686 | Lumbsch 19901c(F) |
39 | Lecanora paramerae | EF105413 | EF105418 | Lumbsch s.n. (F) |
40 | Lecanora phaeocardia | JQ782723 | JQ782688 | Papong 3473(F) |
41 | Lecanora plumosa | JQ782726 | JQ782690 | Papong 6965(F) |
42 | Lecanora poliophaea | MG925981 | MG925879 | O:L 200460 |
43 | Lecanora polytropa | HQ650643 | DQ986807 | AFTOL-ID 1798 |
44 | Lecanora pseudogangaleoides subsp. verdonii | JQ782727 | JQ782691 | Lumbsch 19103a(F) |
45 | Lecanora pulicaris | MK778612 | MK778540 | Malicek 10263 |
46 | Lecanora queenslandica | JQ782728 | JQ782692 | Lumbsch 19113j(F) |
47 | Lecanora saxigena | KP224466 | KP224459 | Lendemer 32825 (NY) |
48 | Lecanora saxigena | KP224467 | KP224460 | Lendemer 25832 (NY) |
49 | Lecanora saxigena | KP224468 | KP224461 | Lendemer 33186 (NY) |
50 | Lecanora somervellii | MH512979 | MH520113 | YO 10109 |
51 | Lecanora subimmergens | JQ782732 | JQ782696 | Papong 6431(F) |
52 | Lecanora subimmersa | JQ782733 | JQ782697 | Lumbsch 19103b(F) |
53 | Lecanora substerilis | KT630243 | KT630254 | Malicek 202 |
54 | Lecanora toroyensis | JQ782734 | JQ782698 | Papong 7197(F) |
55 | Lecanora tropica | JN943720 | JQ782699 | Papong 6440 |
56 | Lecanora vainioi | JN943717 | JQ782701 | Papong 6957 |
57 | Protoparmeliopsis garovaglii | KT453728 | KT453818 | Leavitt 089 (BRY-C) |
58 | Protoparmeliopsis muralis | HQ650653 | HQ660556 | Schmull s. n. |
59 | Protoparmeliopsis muralis | KP059048 | KP059054 | SK 765 |
60 | Protoparmeliopsis muralis | KT453726 | KT453822 | Leavitt 143 (BRY-C) |
61 | Protoparmeliopsis muralis | KT453730 | KT453823 | Vondrak 9413 |
62 | Protoparmeliopsis zareii | KP059049 | KP059055 | SK 480 |
Overall | 62 | 62 |
Lecanora baekdudaeganensis differs from L. imshaugii by a darker thallus (bluish, olivish, or pale brownish gray vs. greenish or yellowish gray), brownish disc (vs. reddish brown disc), K-insoluble granules on the surface of epihymenium (vs. absence of granules), shorter hypothecium (15–25 μm vs. 50–75 μm), and the presence of oil droplets in the apothecial section.
Lecanora baekdudaeganensis (BDNA-L-0000065, holotype) in morphology. A–C Habitus with dark thallus and epruinose apothecia D sessile apothecia with constricted base in section. Hypothecial base closed by medulla of amphithecium E well-developed amphithecium with small calcium oxalate crystals (red arrows) not dissolving in KOH F apothecial section in Iodine. I– reaction in the beginning then turning slowly to blue or purple–blue hymenium G oil droplets (red arrows) present in the apothecial section H anastomosing paraphyses shown in Lactophenol cotton blue I asci in hymenium J epihymenium with yellowish granules not dissolving in KOH K–M 8-spored, clavate asci (M in Lactophenol cotton blue) N, O ellipsoid ascospores in diverse development stages. Spores biguttulate in the beginning then having a long oil drop by assembly of guttules when mature P old pycnidia without pycnocodidia. Scale bars: 200 μm (A, D), 2 mm (B, C), 20 μm (E, G–J), 50 μm (F), 10 μm (K–O), 100 μm (P).
South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Bonghwa-gun, Chunyang-myeon, Mt. Munsu, 36°59.41'N, 128°48.24'E, 1,005 m alt., on bark of Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb., 29 August 2019, B.G.Lee 2019-000065 (holotype: BDNA-L-0000065!; GenBank MN879847 for ITS and MN879871 for mtSSU); South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Bonghwa-gun, Chunyang-myeon, Mt. Munsu, 37°0.31'N, 128°47.39'E, ca 900 m alt., on bark of Quercus dentata Thunb., 26 September 2019, B.G.Lee 2019-000135 (paratype: BDNA-L-0000135); South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Bonghwa-gun, Chunyang-myeon, Mt. Munsu, 36°59.82'N, 128°46.81'E, 970 m alt., on bark of Quercus mongolica, 26 August 2019, B.G.Lee 2019-000147 (paratype: BDNA-L-0000147); South Korea, North Gyeongsang Province, Bonghwa-gun, Chunyang-myeon, Mt. Munsu, 36°59.35'N, 128°46.12'E, ca 1,075 m alt., on bark of Quercus mongolica, 26 August 2019, B.G.Lee 2019-000151 (paratype: BDNA-L-0000151).
Thallus corticolous, crustose, without lobes, continuous or cracked, rimose to areolate or verruculose, usually rounded or irregular, bluish gray in the beginning (margin) and olivish– or pale brownish–gray when mature (center), not pruinose, 30–70 mm diam., 100–170 μm thick; cortex hyaline to pale yellow or pale brown, 5–10 μm thick; medulla 20–75 μm thick; photobiont coccoid, forming a distinct algal layer, 45–80 μm thick, cells globose, 8.5–17 × 8–15 μm. Prothallus absent.
Apothecia abundant, rounded, smaller and scattered around the margin and larger and aggregated in the center, constricted at the base, 0.2–1.6 mm diam. Disc flat to slightly concave, not pruinose, brown to dark brown from the beginning, 270–430 μm thick; margin persistent, prominent, generally entire or slightly flexuous, some a little crenulate when old, concolorous to thallus. Amphithecium well-developed, with numerous small crystals in both algal-containing and cortical parts (allophana-type) not dissolving in K, 60–100 μm thick laterally, 110–130 μm thick basally; amphithecial cortex distinct, 7–12 μm thick. Parathecium hyaline, indistinct in water, 15–25 μm thick in I. Epihymenium pale yellowish brown to pale brown, with small granules on the surface not dissolving in K, pigment slightly paler in K but not diluted, without oil droplets, 5–15 μm high. Hymenium hyaline, 50–75 μm high. Subhymenium hyaline, 20–40 μm high. Hypothecium hyaline, coarsely prosoplectenchymatous (periclinal) in the lower and marginal parts and prosoplectenchymatous (irregular) in the upper and central parts, 15–25 μm high. Oil droplets present in hypothecium, subhymenium and the base of hymenium. Hypothecial base not extending or a little extending to the substrate and always closed by medulla of amphithecium. Paraphyses septate, anastomosing, 1–2.5 μm wide, simple or sparsely branched at tips but not, or only slightly, swollen, 2.5–4 μm. Asci clavate, 8-spored, 41–51 × 13–20 μm (n = 10). Ascospores simple, often biguttulate in the beginning then having an oval-shaped oil drop by assembly of guttules when mature, narrowly or widely ellipsoid, or eye-shaped, 10–18.5 × 4.5–9.5 μm (mean = 15.2 × 6.5; SD = 1.58 (L), 1.10 (W); n = 128), wall ca 0.5 μm thick when exist. Pycnidia only once detected, pale brown at tip, ovoid, 315 × 330 μm, without conidia as old.
Thallus K+ yellow, KC+ yellow, C–, Pd–. Hymenium I– in the beginning but turning slowly blue or purple–blue, KI+ blue (reaction mainly starting from tholus then the whole ascus), C–, Pd–. UV–. Atranorin, zeorin and an unidentified minor constituent (Rf classes A3 and C3 in Culberson’s standardized thin layer chromatography method (
The species occurs on the bark of Quercus mongolica and Q. dentata which are the most dominant tree species on the mountain. This species is currently known from four different sites on the mountain.
The species epithet indicates the lichen’s geography, namely the main mountains called Baekdudaegan stretching from north to south in the entire Korean Peninsula.
The new species is classified to the Lecanora subfusca group – allophana type, representing the main characteristics of a crustose thallus without lobes containing atranorin as a major constituent, small calcium oxalate crystals in both algal-containing and cortical parts of the amphithecium, and trebouxioid photobionts in the thalline margin, dark brown discs, and colorless ellipsoid simple spores in the range of 10–20 × 6–9 μm (
The new species is distinguishable from L. chionocarpa by a darker thallus (bluish, olivish or pale brownish gray vs. ash gray), the absence of a prothallus (vs. presence of white prothallus), crystals in the amphithecium not dissolving in K (vs. granular crystals dissolving in K), a shorter hymenium (50–75 μm vs. 75–100 μm), the presence of oil droplets in hypothecium, subhymenium and the base of hymenium (vs. oil droplets present in epihymenium), shorter asci (41–51 × 13–20 μm vs. 60–70 × 13–18 μm), smaller ascospores (10–18.5 × 4.5–9.5 μm vs. 15–20 × 8–11 μm), thinner ascospore walls (0.5 μm vs. 0.5–1 μm), and the Pd– reaction of the thallus and medulla (vs. Pd+ yellowish) (
The new species differs from L. horiza by a darker thallus (bluish, olivish or pale brownish gray vs. yellowish white to whitish gray), and the crystals in amphithecium not dissolving in K (vs. crystals dissolving in K) (
The new species differs from L. japonica by thallus color (bluish, olivish or pale brownish gray vs. dirty greenish to ashy gray), the absence of a prothallus (vs. prothallus with white bundle of hyphae), larger apothecia (0.2–1.6 mm vs. up to 1 mm), a thicker amphithecium (60–100 μm laterally and 110–130 μm basally vs. 5–20 μm laterally and 20–50 μm basally), the presence of oil droplets in hypothecium, subhymenium and the base of hymenium (vs. oil droplets present in epihymenium), shorter hymenium (50–75 μm vs. 70–80 μm), a shorter subhymenium (20–40 μm vs. 180–220 μm), a granular epihymenium (vs. non-granular epihymenium), shorter (41–51 μm) and constantly 8-spored asci (vs. longer (50–80 μm) and 8- or 16-spored asci), the Pd– reaction of the thallus and medulla (vs. Pd+ pale brown thallus and medulla), and the absence of chloroatranorin (vs. presence of chloroatranorin) (
The new species differs from L. megalocheila by a darker thallus (bluish, olivish or pale brownish gray vs. whitish gray or whitish with green tinge without brownish color), the absence of a prothallus (vs. blackish prothallus), crystals in the amphithecium not dissolving in K (vs. crystals dissolving in K), a shallower hypothecium (15–25 μm vs. 120–150 μm), wider asci (41–51 × 13–20 μm vs. 35–50 × 10–14 μm), larger ascospores (10–18.5 × 4.5–9.5 μm vs. 10–14 × 5–8 μm), , and the Pd– reaction of the thallus and medulla (vs. Pd+ pale yellow thallus and medulla) (
Overall, 56 species have been recorded in the genus Lecanora from Korea (i.e., South Korea (55 spp.) and North Korea (6 spp.) with sharing five species from both countries). However, four of these species are excluded in the key. Lecanora fusanii Hue is regarded as a Caloplaca species because L. fusanii (syn. Caloplaca fusanii (Hue) Zahlbr.) has yellow thalli, orange discs, and polarilocular ascospores (
1 | Thallus saxicolous or lignicolous | 2 |
– | Thallus corticolous | 31 |
2 | Thallus lobate or sublobate | 3 |
– | Thallus not lobed | 5 |
3 | Disc dark, ruby-colored | L. rubina |
– | Disc light-colored, pale pink, greenish brown to yellow–brown | 4 |
4 | Thallus usually areolate or sometimes sublobate, paraphyses tips swollen up to 3 μm wide, conidia 20–25 × 1 μm, thallus Pd+ orange | L. albescens (Myriolecis albescens) |
– | Thallus lobate, resetting, paraphyses tips hardly swollen, conidia absent, thallus Pd– | L. valesiaca |
5 | Thallus inconspicuous, immersed or with dispersed areoles, ascospores 10–14 × 5–6.5 μm, thallus UV– | L. polytropa |
– | Thallus clearly visible | 6 |
6 | On calcareous rocks or wood/logs | 7 |
– | On non-calcareous rocks | 9 |
7 | Common on wood/logs, thalline margin excluded finally | L. anopta |
– | Only on calcareous rocks, thalline margin persistent | 8 |
8 | Thallus starkly white or pale gray, apothecia 0.1–0.7 mm diam., thallus Pd+ orange | L. albescens (Myriolecis albescens) |
– | Thallus gray to blackened, apothecia 0.5–1.4 mm diam., thallus Pd– | L. semipallida (Myriolecis semipallida) |
9 | Disc pruinose | 10 |
– | Disc not pruinose | 13 |
10 | Prothallus green–black, thalline margin ±excluded, disc densely gray pruinose, epihymenium green– or blue–gray, containing zeorin, ±gangaleoidin, and usnic acid | L. sulphurea |
– | Prothallus whitish, thalline margin persistent, containing small or large crystals, disc slightly or faintly pruinose, epihymenium brownish, containing ±chloratranorin | 11 |
11 | Thalline margin with small, irregular crystals (<10 μm diam.) not dissolving in K, thallus white to yellow–white, K+ indistinct yellow | L. horiza |
– | Thalline margin with large crystals (>10 μm diam.), thallus grayish, yellowish or brownish, K+ yellow or yellow turning to red | 12 |
12 | Thallus not glossy, apothecia 1–2 mm diam., disc yellow–brown, red–brown to black, ascospores 9–15 × 6–8.5 μm, containing ±roccellic acid and norstictic acid | L. cenisia |
– | Thallus somewhat glossy, apothecia 0.4–0.7 mm diam., disc waxy or pale to greenish orange, ascospores 8–11.5 × 4–6.5 μm | L. plumosa |
13 | Disc blackish, epihymenium bluish or greenish, not reddish, orangish or brownish | 14 |
– | Disc yellowish to brownish, epihymenium yellowish to brownish | 16 |
14 | Thallus grayish white to white, prothallus blackish when present, ascospores smaller, 7–13 × 4–6.5 μm, thallus Pd+ yellow, medulla Pd+ pale yellow | L. oreinoides |
– | Thallus green–yellow to yellowish, prothallus absent, ascospores larger, 11–15 × 6–9 μm, thallus Pd– | 15 |
15 | Thallus not shining, apothecia 0.7–4 mm diam., disc not shining, hymenium 80–110 μm high, ascospores 11–15 × 6–9 μm | L. decorata |
– | Thallus somewhat shining and waxy, apothecia ca 0.5 mm diam., disc shining, hymenium 55–65 μm high, ascospores 11–13 × 6–7 μm | L. marginata |
16 | Disc pale to green–brown or black–green | 17 |
– | Disc pale brown, red–brown to dark brown | 19 |
17 | Thallus somewhat glossy, prothallus whitish to whitish gray when present, apothecia 0.4–0.7 mm diam., disc waxy, pale to greenish orange, ascospores 8–11.5 × 4–6.5 μm, thallus Pd+ pale orange, containing atranorin and chloratranorin | L. plumosa |
– | Thallus not glossy, prothallus black when present, apothecia 0.3–1 mm diam., disc not waxy, pale yellow to greenish brown or greenish black, ascospores 10–14 × 5–7 μm, thallus Pd–, containing usnic acid and zeorin | 18 |
18 | Thallus continuous and well-developed, disc green–brown to green–black, epihymenium green–brown to brown, hymenium 60–70 μm high, pycnoconidia 23–25 × 0.5–1 μm, thallus UV+ dull orange | L. intricata |
– | Thallus inconspicuous with dispersed areoles, disc pale yellow to pale brown, epihymenium hyaline to yellow– or red–brown, hymenium 45–60 μm high, pycnoconidia 18–22 ×1 μm, thallus UV–, containing rangiformic acid and ±eulecanoral | L. polytropa |
19 | Thallus richly sorediate, disc dark brown and shiny | L. ussuriensis |
– | Thallus not sorediate, disc not shiny | 20 |
20 | Thallus pale to medium yellow or yellow–green, not white or gray | L. frustulosa |
– | Thallus pale to white, gray or dark gray | 21 |
21 | Apothecia smaller, up to ca 0.5 mm diam. | 22 |
– | Apothecia larger, 0.5–2.5 mm diam. | 23 |
22 | Thallus medium to dark gray, epihymenium yellow to brown, ascospores 9–15 × 4–6 μm, often guttulate and appearing 1-septate, reaction all negative else epihymenium K+ yellow | L. helicopis |
– | Thallus grayish white, epihymenium brownish red, ascospores 12–13 × 5–6 μm, thallus K+ pale yellow, epihymenium K– | L. subimmersa |
23 | Prothallus whitish | 24 |
– | Prothallus absent | 28 |
24 | Thallus pale, gray to dark gray, thalline margin with irregular or large crystals | 25 |
– | Thallus white, grayish white or yellowish white, thalline margin with small crystals | 27 |
25 | Ascospores narrower, 10–15 × 5–7 μm, thallus Pd– | L. subimmergens |
– | Ascospores wider, 9–15 × 6–8.5 μm, thallus Pd+ weakly yellow or yellow turning to red | 26 |
26 | Epihymenium pale orange to red–brown without granules, paraphyses tips red–brown, asci 50–60 × 12–21 μm, containing zeorin | L. campestris |
– | Epihymenium brown to olivaceous brown with coarse granules dissolving in K, paraphyses tips olivaceous, asci 45–50 × 7–9 μm, containing ±roccellic acid and ±norstictic acid | L. cenisia |
27 | Disc orange, red–orange to red–brown, thalline margin with small irregular crystals not dissolving in K, hypothecium without oil droplets, thallus Pd–, containing ±chloratranorin | L. horiza |
– | Disc brown to dark brown, thalline margin with small and large crystals dissolving in K, hypothecium inspersed with oil droplets, thallus Pd+ light orange, containing zeorin | L. melacarpella |
28 | Ascospores smaller, 8–12 × 4.5–5 μm | L. orientalis |
– | Ascospores larger, 9–15 × 5–8.5 μm | 29 |
29 | Thalline margin with only large crystals not dissolving in K, thallus yellowish gray to whitish gray, ascospores narrower, 9–15 × 5–7 μm, prothallus absent | L. pseudistera |
– | Thalline margin with small crystals, thallus whitish to grayish white, ascospores wider, 10.5–15 × 6.5–8.5 μm, prothallus white when present | 30 |
30 | Disc orange, red–orange or red–brown, thalline margin with small irregular crystals not dissolving in K, ascospores 12–15 × 6.5–8.5 μm, thallus K+ indistinct yellow, Pd–, containing ±chloratranorin | L. horiza |
– | Disc brown to dark brown, thalline margin with small and large crystals dissolving in K, ascospores 10.5–13.5 × 7.5–8.5 μm, thallus K+ yellow, Pd+ light orange, containing zeorin | L. melacarpella |
31 | Thallus sorediate | 32 |
– | Thallus not sorediate | 39 |
32 | Apothecia absent or rarely seen | 33 |
– | Apothecia present | 35 |
33 | Thallus UV–, apothecia not seen, containing stictic acid | L. layana |
– | Thallus UV+ pale orange or ice blue, apothecia rarely seen | 34 |
34 | Thallus pale gray, prothallus pale gray, apothecia not pruinose, ascospores 7–10 × 3–4 μm, thallus Pd± yellow, UV+ pale orange, containing chloratranorin | L. barkmaniana |
– | Thallus yellow to greenish, occasionally with blue or gray tints, prothallus white and fibrous, often with one or two blue–gray zones, apothecia faintly or heavily white pruinose, ascospores 11–14 × 6–9 μm, thallus Pd–, UV+ ice blue (or violet), containing usnic acid and porphyrilic acid | L. thysanophora |
35 | Apothecia pruinose | 36 |
– | Apothecia not pruinose | 38 |
36 | Ascospores smaller, 11–14 × 6–9 μm | L. thysanophora |
– | Ascospores larger, 15–24 × 7–12 μm | 37 |
37 | Thallus white or yellowish white, asci 8- or 6-spored, ascospores 15–22 × 7–12 μm | L. pachycheila |
– | Thallus yellowish–blue green, asci 8-spored, ascospores 15–20 × 9–12 μm | L. sibirica |
38 | Thallus pale gray, apothecia 0.4–0.7 mm diam., ascospores 7–10 × 3–4 μm | L. barkmaniana |
– | Thallus yellowish gray to greenish gray, apothecia 0.2–0.6 mm diam., ascospores 12–15.5 × 6–8.5 μm, containing chodatin, demethlchodatin, and thiophanic acid | L. leproplaca |
39 | Prothallus distinct, whitish, grayish or blackish | 40 |
– | Prothallus indistinct or absent | 47 |
40 | Prothallus whitish or grayish, but not blackish | 41 |
– | Prothallus blackish | 44 |
41 | Thalline margin with large crystals (> 10 μm diam.) not dissolving in K | 42 |
– | Thalline margin with small crystals (< 10 μm diam.) | 43 |
42 | Apothecia pale orange to yellowish brown, sometimes slightly pruinose on disc, epihymenium hyaline to yellow–brown with numerous small crystals (chlarotera-type), ascospores 9–13 × 5–7 μm, containing gangaleoidin, chloratranorin, chlorolecideoidin, leoidin, and norgangaleoidin | L. leprosa |
– | Apothecia dark reddish brown to brownish black, not pruinose, epihymenium reddish brown with fine brown granules (pulicaris-type), ascospores 11–14 × 6–8 μm, containing fumarprotocetraric acid, ±roccellic acid | L. pulicaris |
43 | Subhymenium 60–80 μm high, asci consistently 8-spored, ascospores 15–20 × 8–11 μm, pycnidia brown–black with pycnoconidia 20–25 × 0.5 μm, containing zeorin | L. chionocarpa |
– | Subhymenium 180–220 μm high, asci 8-spored or 16-spored, ascospores 12–16 × 6–8 μm, pycnidia absent | L. japonica |
44 | Thalline margin with granular crystals dissolving in K | L. megalocheila |
– | Thalline margin with large crystals not dissolving in K | 45 |
45 | Disc paler, orange–brown or pale red–brown, flat to slightly convex, epihymenium inspersed with coarse granules, thallus Pd–, containing pannarin, ±placodialic acid, and ±roccellic acid | L. cinereofusca |
– | Disc darker, dark reddish brown to brownish black, flat to slightly concave, epihymenium without granules, thallus Pd+ faintly yellow | 46 |
46 | Paraphyses tips reddish brown (or faintly yellow), asci wider, 45–55 × 18–22 μm, ascospores larger, 11.5–14.5 × 6–8.5 μm, containing gangaleoidin and usually traces of californin | L. argentata |
– | Paraphyses tips dark brown, asci narrower, 50–60 × 8–12 μm, ascospores smaller, 9–14 × 5–8 μm, containing zeorin | L. iseana |
47 | Thalline margin finally excluded | 48 |
– | Thalline margin permanent | 51 |
48 | Disc pruinose, thallus not corticate, containing decarboxysquamatic acid | L. strobilina |
– | Disc not pruinose, thallus corticate, decarboxysquamatic acid absent | 49 |
49 | Asci 16- or 32-spored, thallus C–, K–, KC–, containing no substance | L. sambuci |
– | Asci 8-spored, thallus C± orange, KC± yellow to orange, containing usnic acid, zeorin and xanthones | 50 |
50 | Thallus yellow–green to gray–green, disc pale yellow to greenish, when young the exciple crenulate and containing algae | L. confusa |
– | Thallus yellowish–white to greenish black, disc pinkish brown to greenish black, when young the exciple smooth and lacking algae | L. symmicta |
51 | Disc and epihymenium darker, brown, red–brown to dark brown, not pruinose | 52 |
– | Disc or epihymenium paler, pinkish, pale orangish, green–brown, yellow–brown, orange–brown to pale red–brown, pruinose or not | 57 |
52 | Thalline margin with small crystals (allophana-type) not dissolving in K | 53 |
– | Thalline margin with large crystals (pulicaris-type) | 54 |
53 | Thallus darker, bluish, olivish or pale brownish gray, disc brownish, amphithecial cortex present, epihymenium with granules on the surface not dissolving in K, hypothecium shorter, 15–25 μm high, oil droplets present in apothecial section | L. baekdudaeganensis |
– | Thallus paler, greenish or yellowish gray, disc reddish brown, amphithecial cortex indistinct or absent, epihymenium without granules, hypothecium taller, 50–75 μm high, oil droplets absent | L. imshaugii |
54 | Epihymenium without granules, ascospores 10.5–16.5 × 6–9.5 μm | 55 |
– | Epihymenium with coarse, hyaline to brown granules (chlarotera-type), ascospores 8–12 × 4.5–7 μm | 56 |
55 | Apothecia smaller, 0.4–0.8 mm diam., ascospores 11.5–14.5 × 6–8.5 μm, thallus Pd+ weakly yellow, containing gangaleoidin | L. argentata |
– | Apothecia larger, up to 1.6 mm diam., ascospores 10.5–16.5 × 6–9.5 μm, thallus Pd–, containing zeorin | L. perplexa |
56 | Apothecia not constricted at base, disc slightly convex when mature, hymenium including subhymenium 80–100 μm high, hypothecium 120–150 μm high, asci 40–50 × 7–12 μm, ascospores 8–10 × 4.5–6 μm, pycnidia absent, thallus Pd+ orange | L. nipponica |
– | Apothecia slightly constricted at base, disc extremely convex when mature, hymenium including subhymenium 150–200 μm high, hypothecium 70–110 μm high, asci 50–60 × 10–15 μm, ascospores 9–12 × 6–7 μm, pycnidia present, thallus Pd– | L. sulcata |
57 | Asci 12- or 16-spored | L. loekoesii |
– | Asci 8-spored | 58 |
58 | Ascospores smaller, 7–10 × 4–5 μm, thallus C–, K–, KC– (or KC+ yellow), Pd– | L. saligna |
– | Ascospores larger, 9–15 × 5–9.5 μm, thallus K+ yellow, Pd+ yellow–orange to orange | 59 |
59 | Ascospores 9–11.5 × 5–7 μm, thallus K+ weakly yellow, Pd+ sulphur yellow, thallus areoles somewhat shiny, containing psoromic acid and usnic acid | L. varia |
– | Ascospores 9–15 × 5–9.5 μm, thallus K+ distinct yellow or yellow turning to red, Pd+ pale yellow to yellow orange, thallus not shiny | 60 |
60 | Thalline margin with numerous small crystals (allophana-type), containing ±stictic acid | 61 |
– | Thalline margin with large crystals not dissolving in K (pulicaris-type) | 62 |
61 | Disc carneous to pinkish, flat to convex, heavily pruinose, epihymenium gray–brown, thallus K+ yellow or yellow turning to red, Pd+ orange, containing chloratranorin, ±norstictic acid, ±protocetraric acid, ±virensic acid, ±connorstictic acid, ±conprotocetraric acid, and ±salazinic acid | L. caesiorubella |
– | Disc yellowish brown to dark reddish brown, flat to slightly concave, slightly pruinose, epihymenium dark brown to blackish brown, thallus K+ yellow, Pd+ pale yellow, containing hafellic acid, zeorin, and usnic acid | L. hafelliana |
62 | Thallus pale to medium gray, apothecia larger, 0.7–1.5 mm diam., disc not pruinose, epihymenium red–brown, paraphyses anastomosed, ascospores larger, 10–14.5 × 7–8.5 μm, containing pannarin and ±placodialic acid | L. cinereofusca |
– | Thallus yellow–white to yellow gray, apothecia smaller, 0.2–1 mm diam., disc slightly pruinose, epihymenium pale to red–brown, paraphyses sparsely branched, ascospores smaller, 9–13.5 × 5–7 μm | 63 |
63 | Apothecia 0.5–1 mm diam., prothallus absent, thallus Pd–, containing ±roccellic acid and ±fatty acid | L. hybocarpa |
– | Apothecia 0.2–0.7 mm diam., prothallus gray when present, thallus Pd+ pale orange, containing gangaleoidin, chloratranorin, chlorolecideoidin, leoidin, and norgangaleoidin | L. leprosa |
This work was supported by a grant from the Korean National Research Resource Center Program (NRF-2017M3A9B8069471) and the Korean Forest Service Program through the Korea National Arboretum (KNA1-1-22, 17-2).