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Issue: Vol. 652 No. 3: 7 Jun. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-06-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.652.3.6
Page range: 241-245
Abstract views: 55
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Solenopsora rhizomorpha (Catillariaceae): A new lichen species from India

Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam - 682 011, Kerala, India. Forest Botany Department, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi - 680 653, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam - 682 011, Kerala, India
Lichenology Lab, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam - 682 011, Kerala, India
Forest Botany Department, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation Division, KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi - 680 653, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Lichenized Ascomycota Western Ghats Kerala Eravikulam National Park Mathikettan Shola National Park Fungi

Abstract

A new species of Solenopsora (Lichenized fungi), S. rhizomorpha from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, is described and illustrated, along with its distribution map. The species is characterized by small foliose-type thallus covered with white pruina, presence of rhizines, and lacking secondary metabolites. In addition, the genus Solenopsora is recorded in India for the first time.

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