Lichenodiplis ochrolechiae, a new species of lichenicolous fungi from India

Yogesh Joshi, Arti Falswal, Manish Tripathi & Josef P. Halda

Sydowia 69: 19-22

Published online on December 13th, 2016

A new species of lichenicolous fungi, viz. Lichenodiplis ochrolechiae colonizing thallus and apothecial discs of the lichen genus Ochrolechia is described from Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka districts of India. The species is compared with other closely related species of Lichenodiplis, and a key to so far known lichenicolous fungi from India colonizing thallus and apothecial discs of Ochrolechia is also provided.

Keywords: coelomycetes, lichens, secondary fungi, taxonomy.

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