Table 3 in Two new lecanoroid lichen species from the forested wetlands of South Korea, with a key for Korean Protoparmeliopsis species

Table 3. Comparison of the new species with close species in the genus Protoparmeliopsis. SpeciesP. crystalliniformisP. bipruinosaP. ertziiP. nashiiThallus colorgray-white to whitepale yellow-green to gray-green-yellow, finally pale brownpale beige to ochraceousvarious shades of yellow to orange-brown castpruinanot presentpruina on both thallus and discnot presentnot on thallus, but present on discDisc evennessflat to slightly concaveflat to slightly convexflat to convexflat to slightly concaveDisc colorpale brown to dark brownyellow-brown to pale orange or greendeep reddish brownweakly yellow to strongly yellowCrystalslarge crystals, insolublenot observedlarge crystals, insolublenot observedAscospores (μm)8.5-17 × 4.2-710-14 × 4-7.58.8-12.7 × 4.9-6.98-14 × 4-9Spot testthallus K+ yellow, KC-, C-, Pd-thallus K-, C-; cortex KC+ yellow, P-; medulla KC-, P+ yellow or P-all negativethallus K- or occasionally K+, C-; cortex KC+ yellow, P-; medulla KC-, P+ yellow or less often P-Substanceatranorin,rhizocarpic acidusnic acid, psoromic acid, or fatty acidsno substanceusnic acid, psoromic acid, or fatty acidsSubstratesandstone or basalt on seashorevolcanic tuff, basalt, rhyolite, or sedimentary rocks from desert scrub to woodlandsexposed lava on islandsiliceous rocks (conglomerate to volcanic rocks), rarely on limestone in woodlands, desert scrub or grasslandReferenceBDNA-L-0000298, BDNA-L-0000349 (holotype), and BDNA-L-0000351 (paratype)Nash III et al. 2004Bungartz et al. 2020Nash III et al. 2004 The morphological, chemical and ecological characteristics for several species close to the new species are referenced mainly from the previous literature. All information on the new species is measured from selected specimens (BDNA-L-0000298, BDNA-L-0000349, and BDNA-L-0000351) in this study.