New species and first records of Eremothecella ( Arthoniales ) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

New species and first records of Eremothecella ( Arthoniales ) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Five species of Eremothecella are recorded from the Andaman Islands, two of which are described as new: Eremothecella ajaysinghii Jagad. Ram & G. P. Sinha and E. nicobarica Jagad. Ram & G. P. Sinha. Eremothecella ajaysinghii has whitish grey, pruinose ascomata and 8–10(–11)-septate ascospore...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lichenologist (London) 2019-11, Vol.51 (6), p.507-513, Article 507
Hauptverfasser: JAGADEESH RAM, T. A. M., SINHA, G. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Airlifts
Ascospores
Forests
Identification keys
Iodine
Islands
Lichens
New records
New species
Potassium
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Zusammenfassung:Five species of Eremothecella are recorded from the Andaman Islands, two of which are described as new: Eremothecella ajaysinghii Jagad. Ram & G. P. Sinha and E. nicobarica Jagad. Ram & G. P. Sinha. Eremothecella ajaysinghii has whitish grey, pruinose ascomata and 8–10(–11)-septate ascospores, while E. nicobarica has non-pruinose ascomata and (14–)15–17-septate ascospores. Eremothecella calamicola Syd., E. macrosperma (Zahlbr.) Sérus. and E. variratae (Aptroot & Sipman) Sérus. are reported as new records for India. An updated worldwide key to species of the genus is presented.
ISSN:0024-2829
1096-1135
DOI:10.1017/S0024282919000409