Bryoplaca (Teloschistaceae), a new lichen genus record for India from Sunderdhunga Glacier Valley, Uttarakhand

  • Rakesh Adhikari Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Sanjeeva Nayaka Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

The lichen genus Bryoplaca is recorded for the first time from India, which is represented by
B. tetraspora. The species is characterised by a muscicolous habitat, orange-brown apothecial
disc, 4-spored asci and hyaline polaribilocular ascospores. The specimen was collected from the
alpine region of the Sunderdhunga Glacier Valley, Uttarakhand. A detailed description, along
with figures, is provided.

Keywords: Caloplaca s. lat., Lichenized fungi, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya.

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