Phlyctis karnatakana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gyalectales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Gyalectales

Familia: Phlyctidaceae
Genus: Phlyctis
Species: Phlyctis karnatakana

Name

Phlyctis karnatakana S.Joshi & Upreti, 2010

MycoBank No.: MB 518548

Diagnosis: Phlyctis himalayensis similis sed ascosporis 20–30 µm longis et 5–7 µm latis differt.

Type: INDIA, KARNATAKA, Shimoga district, near Jog Falls, Kargal, 14^o10'N, 74^o49'E, alt. 644 m, on bark in evergreen forest, 16 January 2008, H.T. Lumbsch, D.K. Upreti, P.K. Divakar & J. Tandon 19743/L (LWG, holotype).

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the name of the locality.

Ecology and distribution: Phlyctis karnatakana grows on tree trunks in the evergreen forest of the tropical areas of southern India.

References

• Joshi, S.; Upreti, D.K.; Mishra, G.K. and Divakar, P.K. (2010) Two new species of the lichen genus Phlyctis in India. The Bryologist 113 (4): 724–727. (DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-113.4.724) (Illustrations of Phlyctis karnatakana: p. 725, Fig. 1C, thallus, Fig. 1D, ascospores)