Research Paper

Enterographa assamica, a new species from North-East India

Pooja Gupta, Siljo Joseph, Gopal Prasad Sinha

Published on: 02 January 2019

Page: 1 - 3

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2019.64.1

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    Abstract

    A new species Enterographa assamica, in the family Roccellaceae sensu lato is described from Assam, India. It is characterized by whitish grey thallus, rounded to elongate ascomata with yellowish-white thalline margin and presence of lichexanthone and confluentic acid in the thallus. A key to all the known species of Enterographa in India is also provided.

    Keyword: Arthoniales; Assam; India; Enterographa assamica; Lichenized Ascomycota; Roccellaceae s. l.; Taxonomy

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