A crustose lichen Graphis cleistoblephara Nyl. (Ascomycota, Graphidaceae) was found in Miyajima (Itsukushima) Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, SW Japan; the first record of G. cleistoblephara for the Chugoku Region, SW Japan. Morphological and chemical notes on this species based on the specimens from Miyajima Isl., are provided and its biogeographical relationships. Its phylogenetic position is inferred based on mt SSU rDNA sequences in the genus Graphis, detecting intraspecific variation in sequence.
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