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New species and records of the lichen genus Acanthothecis (Graphidaceae) from India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2010

Bharati SHARMA ,
Urmila MAKHIJA  and
Pradnya KHADILKAR
Bharati SHARMA
Affiliation:
Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune—411004, India. Email: uv_makhija@hotmail.com
Urmila MAKHIJA
Affiliation:
Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune—411004, India. Email: uv_makhija@hotmail.com
Pradnya KHADILKAR
Affiliation:
Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune—411004, India. Email: uv_makhija@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Recent revisions of the graphidaceous lichens of India have brought to light several new taxa in the family Graphidaceae. In the present study seven species of Acanthothecis are recognized from India. Three new species, viz. Acanthothecis archeri, A. celata, and A. coccinea, are described and A. nivalis, a species described earlier from the Andaman Islands, has now been recorded from the mainland. A revised key to the seven Acanthothecis species so far known from India is also presented.

Keywords

Andaman Islandslichenized Ascomycotinataxonomy
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 42 , Issue 5 , September 2010 , pp. 547 - 555
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2010

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