Two new species of Graphis (Ascomycota: Ostropales: Graphidaceae), from the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot

Abstract

Graphis manipurensis and Graphis sirohiensis are described as new lichenized fungi from Manipur in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. Graphis manipurensis is characterized by its very short and unbranched lirellae (cleistomma-morph), entire labia, laterally carbonized excipulum, heavily inspersed hymenium, 1-spored asci with muriform ascospores and presence of norstictic acid. Graphis sirohiensis is characterized by its prominent lirellae (marginata-morph), entire labia, completely carbonized excipulum, heavily inspersed hymenium, 8-spored asci with submuriform to muriform ascospores and presence of norstictic acid.

New distributional records in lichen family Graphidaceae for Andhra Pradesh, India

“…At present Graphidaceae is the largest family comprising of 2,161 species in the world and 406 species in India (Singh & Sinha 2010). In the last five years, several taxa under the family have been described from the various regions of India (Chitale et al 2011, Sharma et al 2012, Joshi et al 2012, Singh & Singh 2014, Mohabe et al 2015, 2016a. Some of the studies especially focused to know the diversity of the family within the different states of the country (Gupta & Sinha 2012, Singh & Singh 2015.…”

New species and new records of Graphis (Ostropales: Graphidaceae) from Eastern Ghats, India

“…al. 2008, Lucking 2009, Joshi et al 2010, Bárcenas-Peñta et al 2014, Singh et al 2014, Joshi et al 2014. 111 species of Graphis are known from tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of India (Singh & Sinha 2010) and recent studies added 17 more species to the genus (Chitale et al 2011, Singh & Swanlatha 2011a,b, Gupta & Sinha 2012, Singh et al 2014.…”

“…2008, Lucking 2009, Joshi et al 2010, Bárcenas-Peñta et al 2014, Singh et al 2014, Joshi et al 2014. 111 species of Graphis are known from tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of India (Singh & Sinha 2010) and recent studies added 17 more species to the genus (Chitale et al 2011, Singh & Swanlatha 2011a,b, Gupta & Sinha 2012, Singh et al 2014. Within the genus Graphis species having lichexanthone are rare and so far only five species such as G. stipitata A. W. Archer, G. sauroidea Leight., G. haleana R. C. Harris, G. lucifica R. C. Harris and G. flavopalmicola Y. Joshi, Lücking & Hur are reported (Lücking 2009, Joshi et al 2010.…”