Check List 11(6): e19409, doi: 10.15560/11.6.1807
Diversity and distribution of microlichens in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India
expand article infoPushpi Singh‡, Krishna Pal Singh‡, Ajay Ballabh Bhatt§
‡ Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, India§ Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, India

Corresponding author: Pushpi Singh ( pushpisingh08@gmail.com )

© 2017 Pushpi Singh, Krishna Singh, Ajay Bhatt.
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Citation: Singh P, Singh K, Bhatt A (2015) Diversity and distribution of microlichens in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India. Check List 11(6): 1807. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.6.1807
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Abstract
The paper reports the occurrence of 404 species of microlichens belonging to 105 genera and 39 families known so far, from the state of Arunachal Pradesh, a part of the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Twelve species, namely Arthopyrenia saxicola, Arthothelium subbessale, Diorygma macgregorii, D. pachygraphum, Graphis nuda, G. oligospora, G. paraserpens, G. renschiana, Herpothallon japonicum, Megalospora atrorubricans, Porina tijucana and Rhabdodiscus crassus, are new distributional records for India. Astrothelium meghalayense (Makhija & Patw.) Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh and Astrothelium subnitidiusculum (Makhija & Patw.) Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh are proposed as new combinations and 66 species marked by an asterisk (*) are new distributional records for the state.
Keywords
microlichens; diversity; Eastern Himalaya; new records