New records and an updated checklist of lichenicolous fungi from India (original) (raw)

Three new records of lichenised fungi from India

Check List, 2019

Three lichen species, namely Amandinea errata and Baculifera xylophila, belonging to family Caliciaceae, and Baeomyces rufus, of family Baeomycetaceae, are newly reported for the Indian lichen biota. A brief morphotaxonomic description of each species, along with their ecology and distribution, is also provided.

A New Lichenicolous Fungus from Garhwal Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India

Acta Botanica Hungarica, 2021

Sphinctrina pertusa Falswal A. is described as a new species of lichenicolous fungus from India. It is characterised by eight non-septate, broadly ellipsoidal, uniseriate, ascospores with olive green tint and irregular ridge like ornamentations. This fungus is growing on known lichen host Pertusaria but differs from five closely related species i.e., S. anglica, S. leucopoda, S. tubaeformis, S. turbinata, S. paramerae with different taxonomic characters. A detailed comparative analysis with non-septate closely related species is provided.

New Records of Lichen Taxa from the State of Kerala, India

Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment, 2022

The present paper deals with 11 new records of lichens under 7 genera and 6 families, for the state of Kerala in India. The species are Bacidia personata, Chrysothrix chlorina, Cryptothecia candida, Cryptothecia emergens, Cryptothecia nilghiriensis, Letrouitia aureola, Ochrolechia africana, Pertusaria coronata, P. quassiae, P. subdepressa, and Phyllopsora manipurensis. Brief descriptions of these taxa were provided to facilitate their identification.

Lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi of the Western Ghats, India

The biota of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi occurring in the Western Ghats were analyzed utilizing recent publications. The study revealed the occurrence of 1617 taxa of lichen-forming fungi (or lichens) with 1597 species, 19 varieties, 2 subspecies, 1 forma. The lichenicolous fungi were represented by 28 species. As the lichenicolous fungi are fewer in number and unexplored groups, the emphasis is given to lichens in the present communication. A total of 251 lichen taxa are endemic, of which, 129 are restricted in their distribution to the Western Ghats only. The lichen biota of Western Ghats is dominated by crustose lichens with 1117 taxa while foliose and fruticose forms represent 393 and 107 taxa. All the lichens taxa reported belonged to phylum Ascomycota and are dominated by Graphidales and pyrenocarpous lichens with 404 and 224 taxa, respectively. Graphis, Graphidaceae, Lecanorales and Lecanoromycetes are the most speciose genus, family, order and class in the region with 78, 210, 421, and 1288 taxa, respectively. As many as 1231 lichens in the region preferred to grow on bark only while 50 taxa shared substrates such as bark, rock, and soil. This region also represented a good diversity of cyanolichens (117) which are known indicators of moistness in the forests. Similarly, a study indicated that some parts of the Western Ghats are healthy and undisturbed by the presence of 88 foliicolous lichens. Several species of lichens are rare in the Western Ghats, and among them, at least five of them are not collected for a long time and are suitable for inclusion in the Red Data Book. Among different states, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka represent maximum number of lichens represented by 963, 783, and 658 taxa, respectively. The lichens of Western Ghats show their affinities to the lichen biota of northeastern India and

Diversity of lichen flora of Odisha, India- A review

Studies in Fungi, 2016

Based on the compilation of literature on lichens of Odisha (India) and other specimens and preserved in herbaria, we estimate that 252 species of lichens, belonging to 81 genera and 35 families are known from the state. Graphidaceae with 49 species is the dominant family, followed by Arthoniaceae (21), Pyrenulaceae (19), Parmeliaceae (18), Trypetheliaceae (17), Physciaceae (15), Teloschistaceae (14), Lecanoraceae (13), Pertusariaceae (12), Ramalinaceae (11), Caliciaceae (11), Thelotremataceae (9) and Lecidiaceae (4). Among the lichen genera Graphis is dominant with 27 species, followed by Pyrenula (16), Caloplaca (14), Pertusaria (12), Lecanora (10), Parmotrema (9), Cryptothecia (9) and Pyxine (6). Accounts of lichens are only available from 13 out of 30 districts. Of these only cursory collections from 10 districts are available, whereas Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts are well-explored for their lichen flora. The present enumeration of more than 250 species clearly indicates a rich diversity of lichens for the state. Further exploration in other unexplored districts will add more species to the lichen flora of the state.

Glimpses of the Lichen Flora of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in Central India

American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2012

The present paper enumerates an account of the lichen flora in Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve located in Central India which comprises 78 species belonging to 25 genera under nine families. Of these, twenty two species have been reported for the first time from Central India. All the species are enumerated with their correct original citation, basionyms if any, their places of occurrence in the reserve area, distributional range and exsiccata have been provided.

New records of lichens from Manipur State, North-eastern India

Mycosphere, 2015

A total of 140 lichen species belonging to 50 genera and 23 families with 39 species recorded for the first time from the state of Manipur, Northeast India, being reported. Fourteen species are new additions to the lichen flora of Northeast India. The crustose morphotype (49% of the species found) dominated the area, followed by foliose (43%), dimorphic, fruticose, leprose and squamulose lichens, each contributing by 4%, 2%, 1% and 1% of the species found, respectively. Nine species of phorophytic foliicolous lichens that usually colonize live leaves were also encountered. The occurrence of foliicolous lichens is quite characteristic of species diversity and indicate rather high richness in this relatively small phytogeographical area. A brief note on the phytogeographic affinities and distribution of the newly recorded lichens in Manipur has been provided.