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  • Placopsis craterifera (Trapeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes), a new lichen species from alpine habitats on Mount Meru, Tanzania

  • Carlos G. Boluda, Nuru N. Kitara
  • Journal:
    The Lichenologist / Volume 56 / Issue 1 / January 2024
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    08 February 2024, pp. 15-20
    Print publication:
    January 2024
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  • During a field trip to the highlands of Mount Meru in Tanzania, two Placopsis specimens were collected. Morphological analyses showed a unique combination of characters not observed in any other published taxa within the genus. The specimens are characterized by their circular soralia, not confluent, crater-shaped, with a prominent white margin and coarse granular pinkish central soredia. Considering the morphological, geographical and genetic data, we propose the designation of a new species, Placopsis craterifera Boluda sp. nov.