| Dirina indica | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Dirina |
| Species: | D. indica
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| Binomial name | |
| Dirina indica | |
Dirina indica is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. [1] It is found on the west coast of India ( Gujarat), the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, and on Socotra Island, where it grows on the bark of various trees and shrubs. [2]
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2013 by Dalip Kumar Upreti and Sanjeeva Nayaka. The type specimen was collected from Pirotan Island in the Marine National Park ( Arabian Sea). The species epithet refers to India, the geographical region of its type locality. [2]
Description
Dirina indica has a flat to slightly bumpy surface that is creamy white or whitish green in color and not covered in any powdery residue ( pruina). There are no soralia. The ascomata, which are the fruiting bodies of the lichen, are circular, sessile, and have a diameter of up to 0.5 mm. They have a powdery white disc and a smooth margin. The ascospores are about 23–33 μm long and 4 μm wide. The lichen has a chalky medulla with loose hyphae near the substrate, and a cortex that is 20–30 μm thick. [2]
References
- ^ "Dirina indica Upreti & Nayaka". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Tehler, Anders; Ertz, Damien; Irestedt, Martin (2013). "The genus Dirina (Roccellaceae, Arthoniales) revisited". The Lichenologist. 45 (4): 427–476. doi: 10.1017/s0024282913000121. S2CID 85670716.
| Dirina indica | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Dirina |
| Species: | D. indica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dirina indica | |
Dirina indica is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. [1] It is found on the west coast of India ( Gujarat), the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, and on Socotra Island, where it grows on the bark of various trees and shrubs. [2]
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2013 by Dalip Kumar Upreti and Sanjeeva Nayaka. The type specimen was collected from Pirotan Island in the Marine National Park ( Arabian Sea). The species epithet refers to India, the geographical region of its type locality. [2]
Description
Dirina indica has a flat to slightly bumpy surface that is creamy white or whitish green in color and not covered in any powdery residue ( pruina). There are no soralia. The ascomata, which are the fruiting bodies of the lichen, are circular, sessile, and have a diameter of up to 0.5 mm. They have a powdery white disc and a smooth margin. The ascospores are about 23–33 μm long and 4 μm wide. The lichen has a chalky medulla with loose hyphae near the substrate, and a cortex that is 20–30 μm thick. [2]
References
- ^ "Dirina indica Upreti & Nayaka". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Tehler, Anders; Ertz, Damien; Irestedt, Martin (2013). "The genus Dirina (Roccellaceae, Arthoniales) revisited". The Lichenologist. 45 (4): 427–476. doi: 10.1017/s0024282913000121. S2CID 85670716.