TY -JOUR
AU -Vishal Kumar
AU -Dalip Kumar Upreti
AU -Sanjeeva Nayaka
AU -Yash Pal Sharma
TI -Taxonomic notes on the genus <i>Awasthiella</i> (lichenized ascomycetes) from India
PY -2026
DA -2026-06-26
JO -Taiwania
VL -71
IS -3
SP -546
EP -551
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2201
AB -As a part of ongoing revisionary studies of the Indian Verrucariaceae, the type specimen of <i>Awasthiella indica</i> was re-examined, which revealed additional characters for the genus. Additionally, <i>A. amarkantakana</i> is proposed as new to science. The new species is characterized by continuous to rimose-areolate, pale-grey to brownish-grey thallus, completely immersed perithecia arising marginally to submarginally, 8-spored asci and simple, hyaline ascospores measuring 20–30 × 7–12.5 µm. The new taxon is distributed in central and south India.
DO -10.6165/tai.2026.71.546