TABLE 2 in A new species and a new record of the genus Phaeophyscia Moberg (Lecanorales, Physciaceae) from Pakistan supported by phenotypic and molecular phylogenetic analyses

TABLE 2. — Comparison of morphological characters of selected species of Phaeophyscia Moberg which are similar to P. kaghanensis Niazi, Nadeem, Afshan & Khalid, sp. nov. and P. microspora Aptroot & Schumm.
Phaeophyscia kaghanensis Characters sp. nov.Phaeophyscia sciastraPhaeophyscia hirsuta Phaeophyscia adiastolaThallus colourGreyish white to greyGrey-brown to dark brownGrey, grey-green to brownishGreenish grey to dark grey or brownishLobesFlat to slightly concaveFlat or weakly convexPlane to reflexedFlat or often concaveSoraliaAbsentAbsentPresent, marginal and terminalPresent, terminal or marginalApotheciaFrequent±commonRareRareApothecial discFlat to strongly convex–––Ascus70-83 ×22-28 μm–––Ascospores24-30 ×12-17 μm14-23× 7-12 μm18-28× 7-14 µm–PycnidiaNot seen±rare––ReferencesThis paperMoberg 1995Svoboda 1978Liu & Hur 2019