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Thallus fruticose, pendent, tufted, erect, attached by a basal holdfast, up to 
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long. Branches: irregular, black at tips, segments terete, anisotomic dichotomous, longitudinally cylindrical, thin toward apex, up to 
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in diameter. Papillae: present on main branches, unevenly distributed, frequent. Color: thallus pale yellowish green to pale grey-green when dry, no change when wet. Cortex: prosoplectenchymatous, inner layer hyaline, outer greyish brown, 10–25 µm thick. Photobiont: 8–14 µm in diameter, globose to sub-globose. Medulla: loosely arranged, hyphae white. Soralia: superficial, discrete, excavated, mostly on thick branches, rounded to slightly irregular, soredia farinose and white.
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branches of the thallus 
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cross-section of the branch showing central strand.
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<paragraph id="7F7AE46FEF178DB7365A58341CF8EE52">K + ve (yellow), C-ve, KC + ve (yellow). Usnic acid and salazinic acid were detected through TLC.</paragraph>
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<heading id="E72BD60C369FB393F0C3AEA2A2F4E0C1" reason="title">Phylogenetic analysis.</heading>
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For phylogenetic analysis, sequences of the genus 
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were retrieved from GenBank based on their similarity to our sequences. A total of 31 ITS nrDNA sequences were analyzed during this study. The final aligned file was comprised of 503 nucleotides, among which 397 were conserved, 104 were variable, 88 were parsimony-informative, and 16 were singleton variants. 
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<emphasis id="5F72CFEB07238F20A5A91AEF816D931D" italics="true">Protousnea magellanica</emphasis>
(Mont.) Krog
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) was chosen as an outgroup. In the ITS phylogram, the sequence of the Pakistani 
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specimen forms a clade along with sequences of the same taxon reported from 
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(
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(
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), and 
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(
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) (Fig. 
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<label id="8165061634CE909945BD17968B29B6C3">Figure 10.</label>
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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of 
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by maximum likelihood (ML) method based on nrITS sequences. Bootstrap values&gt; 50 % based on 1000 replicates for ML are shown above the branches and novel sequence generated during this study is in bold.
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<heading id="C1C5CD82A3E7AB28BEA157A3DF5101B8" reason="title">Notes.</heading>
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<taxonomicName id="D4565E876DE4F98723242B405E1831C3" class="Lecanoromycetes" family="Parmeliaceae" genus="Usnea" kingdom="Fungi" order="Lecanorales" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="lapponica">
<emphasis id="1EC4FD1071648890BF45404EE7D6E552" italics="true">Usnea lapponica</emphasis>
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is characterized by an erect to pendent fruticose thallus with deeply excavated soralia and farinose soredia (
<bibRefCitation id="FAC9C76E3D0001731BA4A168897900A0" DOI="10.2307/3244073" author="Halonen" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Halonen" refId="B24" refString="Halonen P, Clerc P, Goward T, Brodo IM, Wulff K (1998) Synopsis of the genus Usnea (lichenized ascomycetes) in British Columbia, Canada. Bryologist 101: 36-60. https://doi.org/10.2307/3244073" year="1998">Halonen et al. 1998</bibRefCitation>
). For morphological comparison, the characteristics of the Pakistani sample were compared with the description of 
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<emphasis id="CC4DB3D89268D7D1448F1349335CEA60" italics="true">U. lapponica</emphasis>
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given by 
<bibRefCitation id="49F3B5D0BDB0C94218288E9C30EDE200" author="Halonen P &amp; Myllys L &amp; Ahti T &amp; Petrova OV" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Halonen" refId="B25" refString="Halonen P, Myllys L, Ahti T, Petrova OV (1999) The lichen genus Usnea in East Fennoscandia. III. The shrubby species. Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 36 (4): 235-256." year="1999">Halonen et al. (1999)</bibRefCitation>
, which shows that both of them share the same characteristics such as a highly branched thallus, slender branches, a thinner cortex, and a thicker central axis but differ from each other due to having different branching patterns (anisotomic-dichotomous vs. isotomic-dichotomous) (
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).
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<label id="621367C78A0B5173BE8856D17FEC3750">Figure 11.</label>
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Thalli of selected lichen species showing distinct morphological characteristics: 
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<emphasis id="BB20310730E0CB78B6F48D8155BF53C0" italics="true">Lecanora horiza</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A6B62311AFC19889A4342C110277C241" bold="true">B</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F63D33765C837BAE4B2EE5781974E84B" class="Lecanoromycetes" family="Lecanoraceae" genus="Lecanora" kingdom="Fungi" order="Lecanorales" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="hybocarpa">
<emphasis id="46247FA7F535D3596B6D7EFE15375A58" italics="true">Lecanora hybocarpa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="ABE65B92341690911A0A2402DEED2FE0" bold="true">C</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="C5AA6215539A5122FCE2B26F06946EAF" class="Lecanoromycetes" family="Peltigeraceae" genus="Peltigera" kingdom="Fungi" order="Peltigerales" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="praetextata">
<emphasis id="4C0BC2D16029D3A78158BBFCAA87C8D9" italics="true">Peltigera praetextata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EZXAG" type="habitat">
<paragraph id="01F8953C602F2EFFED378F898E2659AC">
<heading id="4ED9E1C82F34B9B62061919AA981FB56" reason="title">Habitat and ecology.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="753D3F1E99C7392190AFE8D97E80B01F">
Corticolous, found at an elevation above 
<quantity id="C5D107DCE4A4756DAA6C9DD5B04802CB" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.228" unit="m" value="3228.0">3,228 m</quantity>
, growing in a cold and dry temperate mountainous region, with a mean maximum and minimum temperature of 22 ° C and - 18 ° C, respectively, and an annual rainfall varying between 254 and 
<quantity id="DF39C9E2DF0776F0A0B642F399AE5E1A" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" unit="mm" value="400.0">400 mm</quantity>
. The dominant vegetation includes 
<taxonomicName id="1295C186873C3A2C56CB1994DDDE4264" authority="(Wall.) Boiss" authorityName="Boiss" baseAuthorityName="Wall." class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="smithiana">
<emphasis id="25A54B3F29812B353615491874F6EC61" italics="true">Picea smithiana</emphasis>
(Wall.) Boiss
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="F773FF22C16B3E7971F4A498CDDA3D29" authority="A. B. Jacks." authorityName="A. B. Jacks." class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="wallichiana">
<emphasis id="F147CE3138542721B2251FB8D1576347" italics="true">Pinus wallichiana</emphasis>
A. B. Jacks.
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="348031236EB5043670CC50BE78703983" authority="D. Don." authorityName="D. Don." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Betulaceae" genus="Betula" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="utilis">
<emphasis id="D585384BDE9F1E00D36622B127FD24F3" italics="true">Betula utilis</emphasis>
D. Don.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EAZAG" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="CE5A7E4EDBF08DB604C783FF13FEAB0D">
<heading id="827ECE33E5E7CB14683EE8C9C579CA27" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3E62B477716437BA31E6D44715027103">
This species is widespread in Europe, 
<collectingCountry id="CF82E66A5D2196D829BD37C5BC672AD3" name="Finland">Finland</collectingCountry>
, 
<collectingCountry id="DD5CEA07CC52EDF92E8B56A2A06C7E5A" name="Iran">Iran</collectingCountry>
, North America and 
<collectingCountry id="87D686F0886C81F8A24F689DF4EB4E0F" name="Russia">Russia</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="60357A1A4AC010F25C19ADA19339BCD3" author="Halonen" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Halonen" refId="B25" refString="Halonen P, Myllys L, Ahti T, Petrova OV (1999) The lichen genus Usnea in East Fennoscandia. III. The shrubby species. Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 36 (4): 235-256." year="1999">Halonen et al. 1999</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="9118F81F5DCBC52BE4A3AFB27748D296" DOI="10.3372/wi.34.34218" author="Seaward" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Seaward" refId="B42" refString="Seaward MR, Sipman HJ, Schultz M, Maassoumi AA, Anbaran MHM, Sohrabi M (2004) A preliminary lichen checklist for Iran. Willdenowia 34 (2): 543-576. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.34.34218" year="2004">Seaward et al. 2004</bibRefCitation>
). From 
<collectingCountry id="9C9196988F9DD8C5CC80DACA089D9F1A" name="Pakistan">Pakistan</collectingCountry>
, it is reported for the first time.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EOZAG" type="material">
<paragraph id="979333FE7532753FE5FD387B0B0951C4">
<heading id="7929CC86B0D8F307CBABA9C2043BC424" reason="title">Material examined.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="115205C1845BB5C3F3105D6E47BAAEAE">
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<collectingCountry id="7E4A8F6885F8E7BA1D546B4EC3B45879" name="Pakistan">Pakistan</collectingCountry>
∙ 
<collectingRegion id="039AE5D27D41C1DB04D9DE731ECE4540">Gilgit-Baltistan</collectingRegion>
, 
<collectingCounty id="76E4BE31C2E171B3449BCA9A41D02EA8">District Gilgit</collectingCounty>
, 
<collectingMunicipality id="5873D520449BA5B76F2AA22C1F2D84F6">Naltar Valley</collectingMunicipality>
, 
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; 
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<geoCoordinate id="965D8CCB310C4A6D9192E3639247DD3C" degrees="36" direction="north" minutes="14.2" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="36.236668">36°14.2'N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="58DCAC04E96F797CE2DAAD0A261E79FC" degrees="74" direction="east" minutes="06.1" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="74.10167">74°06.1'E</geoCoordinate>
</named-content>
; alt. 
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<quantity id="B4627CDF8AF8552F5F2BBD6E9D097E59" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.228" unit="m" value="3228.0">3,228 m</quantity>
a. s. l.
</elevation>
; 
<date id="5086DF490D7A04F1DAE2B6C055C56F0E" value="2023-08-30">
<collectingDate id="70418403E49B56FAE0D7268901CDFD8E" value="2023-08-30">30 Aug. 2023</collectingDate>
</date>
; 
<collectorName id="6531132EF6BCFBC583F800D5D232328D">U. F. Ahmad</collectorName>
, 
<collectorName id="0C64FA3522DC6BF080385BB36E3447F8">M. Usman</collectorName>
&amp; 
<collectorName id="A0686749C7F9C03E1B6F31F6D392CD9D">A. N. Khalid</collectorName>
leg.; 
<collectedFrom id="104EC9C6221A72534A3419DF1D6F68B2">growing on bark</collectedFrom>
; NL- 1, ITS GenBank accession number 
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</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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