taxonID	type	description	language	source
97874201CE40B9B7144CB99C977BA5D3.taxon	description	Description. A morphological description can be found in Leuckert et al. (1977) and Ryan (2001). Rhizoplaca melanophthalma consists of specimens recovered within ' clade II' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. The mean genetic distances among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.009 + / - 0.006. Chemistry - Usnic acid (major); usually with psoromic (major), constipatic (minor), dehydroconstipatic (minor), dehydroprotocetraric (minor), and 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) acids; occasionally with subpsoromic (minor) and 2 ' - O-demethylpsoromic (minor) acids.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
C961D8B2047BF48E306C320690F7C461.taxon	description	Description. Consists of specimens recovered within ' clade IVa' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. This species is morphologically variable. While some individuals are morphologically similar to Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu stricto, vagrant forms, including Rhizoplaca cerebriformis ined. and Rhizoplaca subidahoensis ined. which have been suggested to be distinct species based on morphology (Arup and Grube 2000; figs 7 & 9), also belong within this species. The mean genetic distance among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.003 + / - 0.001. Chemistry - Usnic (major), constipatic (minor), dehydroconstipatic (minor), 2 ' - O-demethylpsoromic (minor), and 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) acids; usually with psoromic acid (major); and occasionally with dehydroprotocetraric acid (minor).	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
C961D8B2047BF48E306C320690F7C461.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name is derived from the Latin " occultus, " meaning hidden, and refers to the fact that this species was hidden within the phenotypically circumscribed taxon Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu lato.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
53B61A0FB85140FEE5936152B6D4917C.taxon	description	Description. Morphologically similar to Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu stricto, but consists of specimens recovered within ' clade IVb' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. Within the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex, the occurrence of orsellinic, lecanoric, and gyrophoric acids appear to be restricted to Rhizoplaca parilis. However, the occurrence of these compounds varies widely within this species, with the proportional occurrence of each compound ranging between 0.43 - 0.64 (Leavitt et al. 2011 a). The mean genetic distance among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.003 + / - 0.004. Chemistry- Usnic (major) and psoromic (major) acids; usually with constipatic (minor), dehydroconstipatic (minor), dehydroprotocetraric (minor), lecanoric (major), orsellinic (minor), and subpsoromic (minor) acids; occasionally with gyrophoric (trace), 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) and 2 ' - O-demethylpsoromic (minor) acids.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
53B61A0FB85140FEE5936152B6D4917C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is chosen from the Latin parilis, meaning equivalent, like, or similar, in reference to the morphological similarity between the new species and the other species within the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
99FB6EF4939777FE04C756735ACF499F.taxon	description	Description. Rhizoplaca polymorpha consists of specimens recovered within ' clade IVc' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. This species is morphologically quite variable. While some individuals are morphologically similar to Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu stricto, vagrant forms partly embedded in badland soils in western Idaho also belong within this species. The mean genetic distance among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.0 + / - 0. Chemistry- Usnic (major), constipatic (minor), dehydroconstipatic (minor), 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) and 2 ' - O-demethylpsoromic (minor) acids; occasionally with dehydroprotocetraric (minor) and psoromic acid (major).	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
99FB6EF4939777FE04C756735ACF499F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet was selected based on the morphologically polymorphic forms within this species, including both umbilicate and vagrant forms.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
8877EF1DC7DF07E05F7CBFED71EE1896.taxon	description	Description. Morphologically similar to Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu stricto, but consists of specimens recovered within ' clade IVd' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. This species is also characterized by the absence of a group I intron in the nuclear SSU rDNA at the 1516 position (Gutierrez et al. 2007), which is present in all other species within the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex. The mean genetic distances among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.002 + / - 0.002. Chemistry- Usnic acid (major); usually with psoromic (major), constipatic (minor), dehydroconstipatic (minor), dehydroprotocetraric (minor), subpsoromic (minor), demethylpsoromic (minor), and 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) acids.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
8877EF1DC7DF07E05F7CBFED71EE1896.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new taxon is named in honor ofDr. Lyndon D. Porter, whose research on Rhizoplaca melanophthalma proved invaluable to the present work.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
03D2C8B65E06CD8921CE29811A6AC3DD.taxon	description	Description. Morphologically similar to Rhizoplaca melanophthalma sensu stricto, but consists of specimens recovered within ' clade III' in Leavitt et al. (2011 a), which is supported as a lineage distinct from all other populations according to coalescent-based genetic analysis of multiple genetic loci. The mean genetic distances among ITS haplotypes was estimated to be 0.001 + / - 0.002. Chemistry- Usnic (major), psoromic (major), subpsoromic (minor), and 2 ' - O-demethylsubpsoromic (minor or trace) acids; usually with constipatic (minor) and 2 ' - O-demethylpsoromic (minor) acids; and occasionally with dehydroconstipatic (minor) and dehydroprotocetraric (minor) acids.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
03D2C8B65E06CD8921CE29811A6AC3DD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new taxon is named in honor ofthe late Dr. Sam Shushan, a pioneer in western North American lichenology.	en	Leavitt, Steven D., Fernandez-Mendoza, Fernando, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Divakar, Pradeep K., Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Clair, Larry L. St. (2013): DNA barcode identification of lichen-forming fungal species in the Rhizoplaca melanophthalma species-complex (Lecanorales, Lecanoraceae), including five new species. MycoKeys 7: 1-22, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.7.4508
