Yang, Jun & Jiang-Chun Wei. A new subspecies of Gyalidea asteriscus from China. Mycotaxon 109: 373–377. 2009.

ABSTRACT:  The genus Gyalidea is reported for the first time from China. Gyalidea asteriscus subsp. gracilispora from deserts of northern China is described as new to science. Latin diagnosis, English description, and illustrations are given for the new taxon. A new combination, G. asteriscus subsp. nigrescens, is also made.

KEYWORDS:  lichens, Asterothyriaceae, new Chinese record, taxonomy