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Opegrapha robusta Vain.

Description

Opegrapha robusta Vain.

This paleotropical species has been found as common on the evergreen forests in the Andaman Islands. It is characterized by the large lirellae, thick excipulum, I+ red hymenium and 13–15-septate, 56–78 × 3.5–4.5 µm ascospores and containing confluentic acid.

Specimens examined: — North Andaman, Thorn Hill Island, 19 Mar. 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1267 (PBL). Middle Andaman, Karmatang Reserve forest, N 12°49’38.5”, E 92°54’38.1”, elev. 38 m 8 Mar. 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 782 (PBL). South Andaman: John Lawrence Island, 12 May 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 2017 (PBL); ibid., Rutland Island, Badakadi to Kumra Nala forest, 16 May 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 2050, 2151 (PBL). Little Andaman, Vishnu Nala Dam forest, 4 May 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1671 (PBL).

Notes

Published as part of Jagadeesh Ram, T. A. M., 2014, New species and new records in Roccellaceae (Arthoniales) from the Andaman Islands, India, pp. 155-162 in Phytotaxa 177 (3) on page 161, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.177.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/5144680

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Biodiversity

Collection code
PBL
Event date
2012-03-08 , 2012-03-19 , 2012-05-04 , 2012-05-12 , 2012-05-16
Family
Opegraphaceae
Genus
Opegrapha
Kingdom
Fungi
Order
Arthoniales
Phylum
Ascomycota
Species
robusta
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2012-03-08 , 2012-03-19 , 2012-05-04 , 2012-05-12 , 2012-05-16