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Porina dolichoepiphylla (lichenized Ascomycota: Porinaceae), a new species of foliicolous lichen from Mindanao Island with an updated checklist of Porina species in the Philippines

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Ermalene C. Taer Open the ORCID record for Ermalene C. Taer [Opens in a new window] ,
André Aptroot Open the ORCID record for André Aptroot [Opens in a new window] ,
Victor B. Amoroso Open the ORCID record for Victor B. Amoroso [Opens in a new window] ,
Alma B. Mohagan Open the ORCID record for Alma B. Mohagan [Opens in a new window] ,
Fulgent P. Coritico Open the ORCID record for Fulgent P. Coritico [Opens in a new window]  and
Manuela Dal Forno Open the ORCID record for Manuela Dal Forno [Opens in a new window]
Ermalene C. Taer*
Affiliation:
Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines
André Aptroot
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Botânica/Liquenologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Bairro Universitário, CEP 79070-900, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil ABL Herbarium, NL-1561 TD, Krommenie, The Netherlands
Victor B. Amoroso
Affiliation:
Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines
Alma B. Mohagan
Affiliation:
Animal Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines
Fulgent P. Coritico
Affiliation:
Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao, Central Mindanao University, 8710 Bukidnon, Philippines
Manuela Dal Forno
Affiliation:
Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA Research Associate, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA
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Corresponding author: Ermalene C. Taer; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new Philippine foliicolous species, Porina dolichoepiphylla, was discovered from the central part of Mindanao Island, and is described and illustrated here. This new species is characterized by conspicuously longer ascospores, a feature shared only with P. virescens within the Porina epiphylla subgroup but can be distinguished from the latter by its hairless surface, as well as rough thalli with primordia of perithecia. Porina dolichoepiphylla sp. nov. is known only from the type locality on Mt Kitanglad, growing along the frond of Asplenium vittaeforme in a shady lower montane forest. An updated checklist of Porina species in the Philippines with a taxonomic key to the foliicolous species of the Porina epiphylla subgroup is also provided. The discovery of the new lichen species highlights the importance of continued exploration and documentation efforts within the Philippine archipelago.

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AsiaBukidnonMt Kitanglad Range Natural Parkpyrenocarpoustaxonomy
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The Lichenologist , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , January 2025 , pp. 35 - 42
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The British Lichen Society

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