Three species, Diorygma microsporum M. Cáceres & Lücking; Fissurina aggregatula Common & Lücking from the state of Sikkim and Graphis consanguinea (Müll. Arg.) Lücking, from Tamil Nadu state are reported as new records to Indian lichen biota. These are described and illustrated to facilitate their identification.
New record, Graphidaceae, Taxonomy
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Singh, P. and Singh, K.P., 2016. Three new records of lichens in the family graphidoid Graphidaceae for India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(2), pp.147-149. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-2682FE
Manuscript Published on 01 June 2016
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