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Two New Records of Genus Diploschistes (Lichenized Ascomycota, Thelotremataceae) from Pakistan

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In this study, a number of specimens of the genus Diploschistes were collected from different areas of Pakistan and characterized using morpho-anatomical and molecular techniques. The present work revealed that collected specimens belong to two species of genus Diploschistes i.e. Diploschistes gypsaceus and D. neutrophilus which are additions to the lichen biota of Pakistan. Complete morpho-anatomical descriptions, ecology and distribution, along with ITS-based molecular analysis are provided.

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    Hafiza Simab Asghar, Iram Fayyaz, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan & Abdul Nasir Khalid

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Hafiza Simab Asghar, Fayyaz, I., Iqbal, M.S. et al. Two New Records of Genus Diploschistes (Lichenized Ascomycota, Thelotremataceae) from Pakistan. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50, 870–875 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023600071

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