Journals / Turkish Journal of Botany / 2018 / Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 3
New species and new records of lichenized Ascomycota from tropical deciduous forests of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India
- Journal
- Turkish Journal of Botany
- Pages
- 346–353
- DOI
- —
Abstract
Stirtonia ghattensis Sumesh N. Dudani, Nayaka, Komal K. Ingle & S. Joseph sp. nov. having UV+ white thallus, 4–6-spored asci,and 5(–7)-septate ascospores and lacking lichen substances is described as new to science. Pertusaria mesotropa Müll. Arg. is reportedfor the first time from India. Bacidia subannexa (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Graphis caesiella Vain., G. handelii Zahlbr., Hemithecium scariosumMakhija & Adaw., and Pertusaria coccodes (Ach.) Nyl. are new records for Western Ghats. Arthothelium aphanocarpum (Nyl.) Zahlbr.,which had a restricted distribution in the Andaman Islands, is collected from the mainland of India for the first time. An updated worldkey for 28 Stirtonia taxa known to date is provided.