Table 2 in Two new Rinodina lichens from South Korea, with an updated key to the species of Rinodina in the far eastern Asia

Table 2. Comparison of Rinodina salicis with closely-related species. SpeciesRinodina salicisRinodina bullataRinodina excrescensRinodina granulansThallus growth formbullate without blastidiabullate without blastidiabullate with blastidiabullate with blastidia, forming leprose crustAreoles (mm in diam.)0.1-0.20.1-0.15(-0.2)up to c. 1.98(0.1-)0.2-0.3(-0.5)Thallus colorolive-graylight graygraygray to gray-brownApothecia (mm in diam.)0.2-1.30.3-0.6up to c. 1.26up to 0.3Apothecia contiguationoften contiguousnot contiguousnot contiguousnot contiguousApothecia abundanceabundantabundantabundantvery rarePruinaabsent on disc-often present on discoften present on discDisc colorpale to dark brownbrownbrown to blackreddish brownProper marginpale brownindistinct-indistinctCrystals in amphitheciumpresent in medulla and cortexpresent in cortex-presentAscospore typePachysporaria -type IIPachysporaria -type IIPhyscia -typePhyscia -type to Milvina -typeAscospores (μm)14-24 × 8-13.514.5-16.5 × 8-917.5-19.5 × 8.5-9.518-25 × 10-14Spot testthallus K-thallus K+ yellowthallus K-thallus K+ faint yellowSubstanceabsentatranorinpannarin, (rarely zeorin)pannarinReferenceBDNA-L-0000558 (holotype), BDNA-L-0000560 (paratype)Sheard et al. 2012, 2017Sheard 1966; Sheard et al. 2012, 2017Giralt et al. 1994; Galanina et al. 2011 The morphological and chemical characteristics of several species close to the new species are referenced from the previous literature. All information on the new species is produced from type specimens (BDNA-L-0000558 and BDNA-L-0000560) in this study.