Fissurina microcarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Graphidales |
Family: | Graphidaceae |
Genus: | Fissurina |
Species: | F. microcarpa
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Binomial name | |
Fissurina microcarpa B.O.Sharma, Khadilkar & Makhija (2012)
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Fissurina microcarpa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. [1] Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2012 by Bharati Sharma, Pradnya Khadilkar, and Urmila Makhija. The type specimen was collected from Upper Kodayar ( Tamil Nadu). The lichen thallus that is brownish, cracked, warty, and glossy. Its lirelline ascomata are all over the thallus, short, and the same colour as the thallus, with a structure of dumastii-type. The lichen's ascospores are hyaline, muriform, and multilocular; they measure 87–125 by 25–37 μm and have a 5–8 μm thick halo. [2]
Fissurina microcarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Graphidales |
Family: | Graphidaceae |
Genus: | Fissurina |
Species: | F. microcarpa
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Binomial name | |
Fissurina microcarpa B.O.Sharma, Khadilkar & Makhija (2012)
|
Fissurina microcarpa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. [1] Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2012 by Bharati Sharma, Pradnya Khadilkar, and Urmila Makhija. The type specimen was collected from Upper Kodayar ( Tamil Nadu). The lichen thallus that is brownish, cracked, warty, and glossy. Its lirelline ascomata are all over the thallus, short, and the same colour as the thallus, with a structure of dumastii-type. The lichen's ascospores are hyaline, muriform, and multilocular; they measure 87–125 by 25–37 μm and have a 5–8 μm thick halo. [2]