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New species and new records of Cryptothecia and Herpothallon (Arthoniales) from India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2009

T. A. M. JAGADEESH RAM ,
G. P. SINHA  and
K. P. SINGH
T. A. M. JAGADEESH RAM
Affiliation:
Botanical Survey of India, Central Circle, Allahabad—211002, India.
G. P. SINHA*
Affiliation:
Botanical Survey of India, Central Circle, Allahabad—211002, India.
K. P. SINGH
Affiliation:
Botanical Survey of India, Central Circle, Allahabad—211002, India.
*
Email: drgpsinha@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

Five new species of Cryptothecia: C. alboglauca, C. bengalensis, C. farinosa, C. multipunctata and C. verruculifera, and two new species of Herpothallon: H. granulosum and H. isidiatum are described from India. Herpothallon australasicum (Elix) Elix & G. Thor and H. granulare (Sipman) Aptroot & Lücking are also reported as new records.

Keywords

Arthoniaceaelichen-forming fungi
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 41 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 605 - 613
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2009

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