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Based on specimens resembling\n                    <jats:italic>Pachymerium<\/jats:italic>\n                    collected from 23 provincial-level administrative regions across China, this study confirms the occurrence of five species of\n                    <jats:italic>Pachymerium<\/jats:italic>\n                    in China, four of which are newly described:\n                    <jats:italic>P. dimorphum<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:bold>sp. nov<\/jats:bold>\n                    .,\n                    <jats:italic>P. proximiporum<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:bold>sp. nov<\/jats:bold>\n                    .,\n                    <jats:italic>P. multiseriale<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:bold>sp. nov<\/jats:bold>\n                    . and\n                    <jats:italic>P. lingshouense<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:bold>sp. nov<\/jats:bold>\n                    . 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