Original paper
Oxneriaria kaghanensis sp. nov. (Pertusariales, Megasporaceae) from Kaghan Valley, Pakistan
Nadeem, Muhammad; Niazi, Abdul Rehman; Khalid, Abdul Nasir
Nova Hedwigia Band 122 Heft 1-2 (2026), p. 237 - 245
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published: Jan 22, 2026
published online: Jul 7, 2025
manuscript accepted: Apr 16, 2025
manuscript revision requested: Jan 24, 2025
manuscript received: Dec 28, 2024
DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2025/1124
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Abstract
A new species in the family Megasporaceae, Oxneriaria kaghanensis is described and illustrated from Pakistan. A comparative morpho-anatomical study and ITS-based molecular analyses confirmed its position within the recently resurrected genus, Oxneriaria. Oxneriaria kaghanensis is morphologically and phylogenetically closely related to O. kohistaniensis. It is characterized by whitish to whitish grey thallus, areoles 0.8–1.7 mm, apothecia 0.7–1 mm, hymenium 95–110 μm, hypothecium 45–60 μm, asci 79–90 × 29–38 μm and ascospores 17–22 × 10–14 μm.
Keywords
Novel species • ITS • Taxonomy • Phylogeny