taxonID	type	description	language	source
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	description	(Fig. 2)	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	diagnosis	The taxon is characterized by its greyish white to grey thallus, absence of asexual diaspores or cortical hairs, flat to slightly concave lobes, white medulla, black lower surface, large, Physcia-type ascospores of 24 - 30 × 12 - 17 µm, and absence of secondary substances.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE. — Pakistan. Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Garhi Dupatta, 34 ° 36 ’ N, 73 ° 35 ’ E, 817 m alt., on tree bark, 2. X. 2021, N. S. Afshan & A. R. Niazi, CKR- 22 (holo-, LAH [LAH 37615]; GenBank [OP 933723]). ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Pakistan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kaghan Valley, Sharan, 34 ° 30 ’ N, 73 ° 18 ’ E, 2500 m alt., on tree bark, 22. VIII. 2022, N. S. Afshan & A. R. Niazi, KA- 17 (LAH [LAH 37616]; GenBank [OP 933724]).	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The specific epithet ‘ kaghanensis’ (Latin) refers to the type locality of Kaghan Valley. CHEMISTRY. — Thallus K-, C-, KC-, P-; no lichen substance detected by TLC.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	distribution	HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — The known collections of the new species are from moist temperate, coniferous forest in the Himalaya in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The specimens were found on siliceous rock. The forest is dominated by species such as Pinus roxburghii Sarg., Pyrus pashia L., Quercus oblongata D. Don and Q. glauca Thunb. The maximum daily temperature of the region varies around 30 - 32 ° C during the summer, the average winter temperature is 4 ° C, and there is moderate rainfall.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E300FFC895AD59AEFF1CD2CC.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 846997. DESCRIPTION Thallus Foliose, epiphloeodal, greyish white to grey, remaining unchanged when wet, loosely attached to substratum, 3 - 5 cm in diam., more or less circular in outline. Lobes Densely, dichotomously or irregularly branched, without pruina, lobe tips greyish-white, flat to slightly concave, imbricate, usually upturned near the tips, 0.8 - 2.5 mm wide. Soralia and isidia Absent. Upper surface Dark brown, paraplectenchymatous, 20 - 25 µm thick. Algal layer 30 - 35 µm thick. Photobiont cells Globose, 10 - 15 µm in diam. Medulla White. Lower surface Black, usually becoming pale to dark grey towards lobe tips, not rhizinate. Rhizines Absent. Lower cortex Paraplectenchymatous, dark brown, 28 - 35 µm thick. Apothecia Frequent, usually present, 2.5 - 4 mm in diam., stipitate, lacking cortical hairs, epruinose. Disc Chocolate brown to black, dull, epruinose, flat to strongly convex. Margins Prominent, creamy to pale white. Epihymenium Light brown to brownish orange, 13 - 17 µm. Hymenium Hyaline, 90 - 110 µm. Hypothecium Hyaline, 25 - 35 µm. Ascus Cylindrical to clavate, 70 - 83 × 22 - 28 µm. Ascospores Dark brown, ellipsoid, Physcia - type, 24 - 30 × 12 - 17 µm. Paraphyses Hyaline, branched and anastomosing, 2 - 3 µm thick, wider at the apex, 4 - 5 µm thick. Pycnidia Not found.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E304FFC79682581BFC4BD15E.taxon	description	(Fig. 3)	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E304FFC79682581BFC4BD15E.taxon	materials_examined	SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Pakistan. Margalla Hills, Islamabad, 1604 m alt., on tree bark, 33 ° 41 ’ 35 ” N, 73 ° 03 ’ 50 ” E, 09. IV. 2019, A. Ashraf, K. Habib & M. Usman, T 5 - 02 (LAH [LAH 37622]; GenBank [OQ 024193]); Azad Jammu and Kashmir, District Bagh, 33.9259 ° N, 73.7810 ° E, 4734 m alt., on tree bark, 10. XI. 2021, A. Naseer, B- 04 (LAH [LAH 37624]; GenBank [OQ 073895]); Azad Jammu and Kashmir, District Bagh, 33 ° 55 ’ 33.24 ” N, 73 ° 46 ’ 51.6 ” E, 4734 m alt., on tree bark, 12. XI. 2021, A. Naseer, B- 05 (LAH [LAH 37625]; GenBank [OQ 073896]); Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kaghan Valley, Shogran, 34 ° 64 ’ N, 73 ° 46 ’ E, 2362 m alt., on bark, 24. VIII. 2021, A. R. Niazi & M. Nadeem, SN- 1 (LAH [LAH 37618]; GenBank [OP 933725]); Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kaghan Valley, Siri Paya, 33 ° 71 ’ N, 78 ° 08 ’ E, 3000 m alt., on tree bark, 26. VIII. 2022, A. R. Niazi & M. Nadeem, BK- 14 (LAH [LAH 37617]; GenBank [OP 933722]).	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E304FFC79682581BFC4BD15E.taxon	distribution	HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION. — Pakistani collections of this species are from humid to moist temperate, coniferous forest and scrub forest. The specimens were found on tree bark. The maximum daily temperature of the Himalaya region varies around 30 - 32 ° C during the summer, the average winter temperature is 4 ° C, while Margala Hills have an average maximum temperature of 34.3 ° C and minimum of 3.4 ° C with an average rainfall of 1200 mm per year.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
920987B6E304FFC79682581BFC4BD15E.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Thallus Foliose, epiphloeodal, rust grey to pale grey, remaining unchanged when wet, loosely attached to substratum, very variable in size, 2 - 4 cm in diam. Lobes Densely, dichotomously or irregularly branched, without pruina, lobe tips creamy white, flat to strongly convex, imbricate, usually upturned near the tips, 0.5 - 1.5 mm wide. Soralia and isidia Absent. Cortex Dark brown, paraplectenchymatous, 18 - 23 µm thick. Algal layer 28 - 34 µm thick. Photobiont cells Globose, 8 - 13 µm in diam. Medulla White. Lower surface Black, usually becoming pale to dark grey towards lobe tips, rhizinate. Rhizines Dense, black, simple, 1.3 - 2.5 mm long. Lower cortex Paraplectenchymatous, dark brown, 18 - 30 µm thick. Apothecia Abundant, usually present, 1.5 - 3 mm in diam., stipitate to very shortly stipitate, the margin entire or becoming regularly crenate, with prominent cortical hairs, epruinose or slightly pruinose. Disc Charcoal black, shiny, flat to strongly concave or sometimes convex. Margins Prominent, creamy to pale white. Epihymenium Light brown to orange, 18 - 24 µm. Hymenium Hyaline to creamy, 70 - 90 µm. Hypothecium Creamy white, 22 - 28 µm. Ascus Cylindrical to clavate, 45 - 55 × 12 - 14 µm. Ascospores Dark brown, ellipsoid, Physcia - type, 16 - 20 × 7.5 - 9 µm. Paraphyses Hyaline, branched and anastomosing, 1.7 - 2.8 µm thick, wider at the apex, 3 - 4 µm thick. Pycnidia Not found.	en	Niazi, Abdul Rehman, Afshan, Najam-ul-Sehar, Naseer, Arooj, Nadeem, Muhammad, Iftikhar, Fatima, Fayyaz, Iram, Ashraf, Asma, Imtiaz, Sawera, Fatima, Shahzadi Qamar, Khalid, Abdul Nasir (2023): A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (4): 51-59, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2023v44a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.2
