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Caloplaca gyrophorica (lichenized Ascomycota), a new saxicolous lichen species from India

October 2012
Mycotaxon 122(1):2154-8889

October 2012
122(1):2154-8889

DOI:10.5248/122.303

Authors:

Yogesh Joshi

University of Rajasthan

T. A. M. Jagadeesh Ram

Botanical Survey of India

G. P. Sinha

Botanical Survey of India (Retired Scientist)

A gyrophoric acid-containing Caloplaca species is reported from India for the first time. Caloplaca gyrophorica was found growing over rocks in temperate regions of Neora Valley National Park, Darjeeling, India. It is compared with the other three known gyrophoric acid-containing Caloplaca species and with the morphologically similar C. hueana.

Caloplaca gyrophorica . Habit. Scale bar = 5 mm.

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MYCOTAXON

 

Volume 122, pp. 303–306 October–December 2012

Caloplaca gyrophorica (lichenized Ascomycota),

a new saxicolous lichen species from India

12 3*

1Department of Botany, Kumaun University, S. S. J. Campus,

Almora 263601, Uttarakhand, India

2Botanical Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair 744102, India

3Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India

dryogeshcalo@gmail.com, 2tamjagadeesh@yahoo.co.in

drgpsinha@yahoo.co.in

 Caloplaca

Caloplaca gyrophorica



Caloplaca C. hueana.

   Teloschistaceae

Introduction

          

Caloplaca    

C. bogilana C. subﬂavorubescens 

C. brownlieae 

          

          



Caloplaca     

Caloplaca     



Materials & methods

       

           



       







            

           





Taxonomy

Caloplaca gyrophorica sp. nov. 



Similis  sed diﬀert in non-inspersum hymenium, grandior sporae et C+ rubescens

thallus (acidum gyrophoricum).

         

ʹʺ ʹʺ   

holotype, isotype, 

            



       

 



       





        

         



         

         

         

      

         

        



 



           











Caloplaca gyrophorica ... 

Caloplaca gyrophorica

  Caloplaca gyrophorica      







           

 Caloplaca hueana        





   C. bogilana   C. hueana   

         

         

    Caloplaca subﬂavorubescens  

         



         

C. subﬂavorubescens

C. brownlieaeC. hueana

   

        

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Acknowledgments

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          

            

   



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Caloplaca

           











         

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 Caloplaca sideritis  

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 

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Current Taxonomy of the Lichen Family Teloschistaceae from India with Descriptions of New Species

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Lichens of Neora Valley National Park

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A first assessment on the lichen biodiversity of Neora Valley National Park in the Darjeeling Himalaya has been made. The investigation reveals the occurrence of 157 species in 60 genera and 33 families. Of these 75 are crustose, 62 foliose and 20 fruticose. This includes 15 endemic taxa. Parmeliaceae shows highest generic as well as species diversity with 13 genera and 38 species. Hypotrachyna is the largest genus with 15 species. Fifteen families are represented by 1 species each and twenty nine genera by 1 species each. A key to the families, key to the genera within the families and the species within the genera are provided. All the species have been enumerated along with details of examined specimens.

FLORISTIC STUDIES ON LICHENS OF DHAULADHAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYA A SYNOPSIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in BOTANY

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New records or otherwise interesting species of Teloschistaceae (lichenized fungi) from India

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The taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae is undergoing tremendous changes in recent times. India has rich diversity of Teloschistaceae with over 100 taxa. The huge specimen collections of Teloschistaceae housed at LWG are revisited and three species, Oxneria huculica, Variospora flavescens and Zeroviella esfahanensis are reported as new records for India. The paper also discuss some interesting observation on Golubkovaea trachyphylla, Seirophora contortuplicata, Massjukiella candelaria and M. polycarpa

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One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: A signature of undiscovered global diversity

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The number of undescribed species of lichenized fungi has been estimated at roughly 10,000. Describing and cataloging these would take the existing number of taxonomists several decades; however, the support for taxonomy is in decline worldwide. In this paper we emphasize the dire need for taxonomic expertise in lichenology. We bring together 103 colleagues from institutions worldwide to describe a total of 100 new species of lichenized fungi, representing a wide taxonomic and geographic range. The newly described species are: Acarospora flavisparsa, A. janae, Aderkomyces thailandicus, Amandinea maritima, Ampliotrema cocosense, Anomomorpha lecanorina, A. tuberculata, Aspicilia mansourii, Bacidina sorediata, Badimia multiseptata, B. vezdana, Biatora epirotica, Buellia sulphurica, Bunodophoron pinnatum, Byssoloma spinulosum, Calopadia cinereopruinosa, C. editae, Caloplaca brownlieae, C. decipioides, C. digitaurea, C. magnussoniana, C. mereschkowskiana, C. yorkensis, Calvitimela uniseptata, Chapsa microspora, C. psoromica, C. rubropulveracea, C. thallotrema, Chiodecton pustuliferum, Cladonia mongkolsukii, Clypeopyrenis porinoides, Coccocarpia delicatula, Coenogonium flammeum, Cresponea ancistrosporelloides, Crocynia microphyllina, Dictyonema hernandezii, D. hirsutum, Diorygma microsporum, D. sticticum, Echinoplaca pernambucensis, E. schizidiifera, Eremithallus marusae, Everniastrum constictovexans, Fellhanera borbonica, Fibrillithecis sprucei, Fissurina astroisidiata, F. nigrolabiata, F. subcomparimuralis, Graphis caribica, G. cerradensis, G. itatiaiensis, G. marusa, Gyalideopsis chicaque, Gyrotrema papillatum, Harpidium gavilaniae, Hypogymnia amplexa, Hypotrachyna guatemalensis, H. indica, H. lueckingii, H. paracitrella, H. paraphyscioides, H. parasinuosa, Icmadophila eucalypti, Krogia microphylla, Lecanora mugambii, L. printzenii, L. xanthoplumosella, Lecidea lygommella, Lecidella greenii, Lempholemma corticola, Lepraria sekikaica, Lobariella sipmanii, Megalospora austropacifica, M. galapagoensis, Menegazzia endocrocea, Myriotrema endoflavescens, Ocellularia albobullata, O. vizcayensis, Ochrolechia insularis, Opegrapha viridipruinosa, Pannaria phyllidiata, Parmelia asiatica, Pertusaria conspersa, Phlyctis psoromica, Placopsis imshaugii, Platismatia wheeleri, Porina huainamdungensis, Ramalina hyrcana, R. stoffersii, Relicina colombiana, Rhizocarpon diploschistidina, Sticta venosa, Sagenidiopsis isidiata, Tapellaria albomarginata, Thelotrema fijiense, Tricharia nigriuncinata, Usnea galapagona, U. pallidocarpa, Verrucaria rhizicola, and Xanthomendoza rosmarieae. In addition, three new combinations are proposed: Fibrillithecis dehiscens, Lobariella botryoides, and Lobariella pallida.

A first modern contribution to Caloplaca biodiversity in South Korea: Two new species and some new country records

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Nov 2010
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Eleven species are recognized of which C. bogilana and C. subflavorubescens are described here as new to science while nine species (C. cinnabarina, C. decipiens, C. ferruginea, C. inconspecta, C. pellodella, C. scopularis, C. stantonii, C. squamosa and C. subsoluta) are reported for the first time for South Korea. Both new species are peculiar due to their secondary chemistry; anthraquinones along with atranorin, gyrophoric acid and lecanoric acid in C. bogilana, and gyrophoric acid together with anthraquinones in C. subflavorubescens.

One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: A signature of undiscovered global diversity

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Jan 2011

The number of undescribed species of lichenized fungi has been estimated at roughly 10,000. Describing and cataloging these would take the existing number of taxonomists several decades; however, the support for taxonomy is in decline worldwide. In this paper we emphasize the dire need for taxonomic expertise in lichenology. We bring together 103 colleagues from institutions worldwide to describe a total of 100 new species of lichenized fungi, representing a wide taxonomic and geographic range. The newly described species are: Acarospora flavisparsa, A. janae, Aderkomyces thailandicus, Amandinea maritima, Ampliotrema cocosense, Anomomorpha lecanorina, A. tuberculata, Aspicilia mansourii, Bacidina sorediata, Badimia multiseptata, B. vezdana, Biatora epirotica, Buellia sulphurica, Bunodophoron pinnatum, Byssoloma spinulosum, Calopadia cinereopruinosa, C. editae, Caloplaca brownlieae, C. decipioides, C. digitaurea, C. magnussoniana, C. mereschkowskiana, C. yorkensis, Calvitimela uniseptata, Chapsa microspora, C. psoromica, C. rubropulveracea, C. thallotrema, Chiodecton pustuliferum, Cladonia mongkolsukii, Clypeopyrenis porinoides, Coccocarpia delicatula, Coenogonium flammeum, Cresponea ancistrosporelloides, Crocynia microphyllina, Di c tyonema hernande zi i, D. hirs utum, Diorygma mi c rosporum, D. sticticum, Echinoplaca pe rnambuc ens is, E. schizidiifera, Eremithallus marusae, Everniastrum constictovexans, Fellhanera borbonica, Fibrillithecis sprucei, Fissurina astroisidiata, F. nigrolabiata, F. subcomparimuralis, Graphis caribica, G. cerradensis, G. itatiaiensis, G. marusa, Gyalideopsis chicaque, Gyrotrema papillatum, Harpidium gavilaniae, Hypogymnia amplexa, Hypotrachyna guatemalensis, H. indica, H. lueckingii, H. paracitrella, H. paraphyscioides, H. parasinuosa, Icmadophila eucalypti, Krogia microphylla, Lecanora mugambii, L. printzenii, L. xanthoplumosella, Lecidea lygommella, Lecidella greenii, Lempholemma corticola, Lepraria sekikaica, Lobariella sipmanii, Megalospora austropacifica, M. galapagoensis, Menegazzia endocrocea, Myriotrema endoflavescens, Ocellularia albobullata, O. vizcayensis, Ochrolechia insularis, Opegrapha viridipruinosa, Pannaria phyllidiata, Parmelia asiatica, Pertusaria conspersa, Phlyctis psoromica, Placopsis imshaugii, Platismatia wheeleri, Porina huainamdungensis, Ramalina hyrcana, R. stoffersii, Relicina colombiana, Rhizocarpon diploschistidina, Sticta venosa, Sagenidiopsis isidiata, Tapellaria albomarginata, Thelotrema fijiense, Tricharia nigriuncinata, Usnea galapagona, U. pallidocarpa, Verrucaria rhizicola, and Xanthomendoza rosmarieae. In addition, three new combinations are proposed: Fibrillithecis dehiscens, Lobariella botryoides, and Lobariella pallida.

A new guide to microchemical techniques for the identification of lichen substances

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The Caloplaca sideritis Group in North and Central America

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Sep 1996

Clifford M. Wetmore

This paper includes 15 saxicolous species of Caloplaca in North and Central America with abundant gray or white thallus lacking anthraquinones and apothecia with anthraquinones. The non-crystallizing substances thalloidima green and lecidea green were found in many species and details of these substances are given for the species in the brown-black group and the species in this paper. Keys, descriptions, and maps of distributions are provided. Comments on related non-American species are included. The new species Caloplaca sonorae is described from Mexico and southwestern United States. Several lectotypes are designated and new synonyms are stated.

Microchemical methods for the identification of lichens

Jan 2001

A Orange
P W James
F J White

Orange A, James PW, White FJ. 2001. Microchemical methods for the identification of lichens. British Lichen Society, London.

Caloplaca gyrophorica (lichenized Ascomycota), a new saxicolous lichen species from India

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