Lecaimmeria iranica (Valadb., Sipman & Rambold) C.M. Xie, 2022

Xie, Cong-Miao, Wang, Li-Song, Zhao, Zun-Tian, Zhang, Yan-Yun, Wang, Xin-Yu & Zhang, Lu-Lu, 2022, Revision of Immersaria and a new lecanorine genus in Lecideaceae (lichenised Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes), MycoKeys 87, pp. 99-132 : 99

Lecaimmeria iranica (Valadb., Sipman & Rambold) C.M. Xie comb. nov.

Basionyms.

Immersaria iranica Valadb., Sipman & Rambold, Lichenologist 43(3): 204 (2011).

Type.

Iran. Mazandaran, Haraz Road, 20 km to Aamol , 36°17'N, 52°21'E, on calcareous rock, 1475 m, 7 Apr 2006, T. Valadbeigi 9008 (TARI-holotype; B, hb. Valadbeigi-isotype). Not seen .

Description.

Valadbeigi et al. (2011).

Notes.

" Immersaria " Immersaria iranica has lecanorine apothecia, a distinct epinecral layer and halonate ascospores ( Valadbeigi et al. 2011). The materials from China are in accordance with the materials of Iran, based on comparisons with the original descriptions and the photographs given by Valadbeigi et al. (2011). The characters of this species are consistent with the new genus and the phylogenetic results showed that it was clustered with species of Lecaimmeria . Therefore, it was transferred to Lecaimmeria . This species is currently known from Iran and China.

Specimens examined (SDNU).

China. Xinjiang: Urumqi, Mt. Tianshan-glacier No. 1, alt. 3800 m, on rock, 2011, Z.L. Huang SDNU20126106, SDNU20129049 .