Lichen Diversity at Alang-Sosiya Shipyard, West Coast, India

Bhasker Punjani; Jayesh Raval; Dalip K. Upreti

doi:10.21756/cba.v5i02.215

Bhasker Punjani P.G. Center in Botany, Smt. S.M. Panchal Science College, Sabarkantha, Talod–383 215, Gujarat, India
Jayesh Raval P.G. Center in Botany, Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Kherva–384012, Gujarat, India
Dalip K. Upreti Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow–226001, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI https://doi.org/10.21756/cba.v5i02.215

Abstract

The Alang-Sosiya Shipyard area [also known as ASSBRY (Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking and Recycling Yard)]is located in the west coast of India, Bhavnagar district of Gujarat state. A total of 56 lichen specimens were collected, which revealed the occurrence of 20 species under 14 genera belonging to nine families. There are 13 species considered as new records for Gujarat state. Among the recorded families, Physciaceae dominated with four species, followed by Verrucariaceae, Lichinaceae and Peltulaceae, each with three species. The dominant genera were Endocarpon and Peltula, each with three species. The species' growth forms included a maximum of 60% crustose, 25% foliose, and the remaining 15% with squamulose types. Concerning habitats, saxicolous consisted of 65% and corticolous of 35% of species. The enumeration of lichens recorded will act as baseline data to be utilized in the future for carrying out bio-monitoring studies, together with bioprospecting of a few lichen species growing luxuriantly in the area under study.

Keywords: Coastal area, Gujarat, Lichen diversity, West coast.

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