Morphological variation and genetic diversity of Circinaria contorta (Megasporaceae, Ascomycota), including C. contorta subsp. albida subsp. nov.

Abstract Circinaria contorta is a widely distributed, crustose, saxicolous lichen, which thallus is composed of olive-brown, white pruinose areoles and crater-like apothecia. Although it is one of the more common taxa occurring on limestone substrata in Europe and a generic type species, no type spe...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Szczepańska, Beata Guzow-Krzemińska, Justyna Sołtysiak, Jacek Urbaniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04627-8
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