ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Two lichen species, Bacidina caerulea and B. flavoleprosa (Ramalinaceae, Ascomycota), new to Poland and notes on the taxonomy of B. flavoleprosa
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Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of
Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk,
Poland
Submission date: 2025-06-27
Acceptance date: 2026-03-26
Online publication date: 2026-07-31
Publication date: 2026-07-31
Plant and Fungal Systematics 2026; 71(1): 22-26
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Two species, Bacidina caerulea and B. flavoleprosa, are reported from Poland.
DNA sequencing was performed on all Polish specimens of both species. The nuITS
rDNA sequence of B. caerulea showed 100% similarity to the OP256853 sequence, with
no differences in nucleotide substitutions between them. In the case of B. flavoleprosa,
Polish specimens exhibit a high degree of morphological and anatomical similarity to the
protologue of B. flavoleprosa, however, the number of nucleotide substitutions in nuITS
rDNA sequences referred to as this species shows considerable variation. However, since
the morphology of the Polish specimens agree with that of B. flavoleprosa, and the number
of available sequences is limited, we refrain from describing a new species.
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