Phyllopsora neofoliata Elix

Description.

Elix (2006, 2009).

Distribution.

Africa (Kistenich et al. in press), Asia, Australia (Elix 2009).

Remarks.

This originally Australian species is reported as new to Africa (Kenya) by Kistenich et al. (in press) and here as new to Asia (Sri Lanka; Fig. 8A). Both the African and Sri Lankan specimens were sequenced (mtSSU and ITS) and found to conform with sequences of an isotype (O L-1319). The species is generally identified by the squamulose, lacinulate thallus containing furfuraceic acid.