Leptogium verrucosum
Leptogium verrucosum is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Collemataceae. Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2010 by Archana Dube and Urmila Vasudev Makhija. The type specimen was collected from the walls of the Purandar fort (Maharashtra) at an elevation of 1,350 m (4,430 ft). It has also been recorded growing on bark in moist shady locations.[1] Characteristics of Leptogium patwardhanii include the numerous pycnidia that give the thallus a warty appearance, and the wrinkled upper and lower surfaces. Its ascospores are muriform (divided into internal chambers by a 1 or 2 vertical septa and 2 to 4 transverse septa), have acute ends, and measure 15–32 by 6–12 μm.[1]
Leptogium verrucosum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Collemataceae |
Genus: | Leptogium |
Species: | L. verrucosum |
Binomial name | |
Leptogium verrucosum A.Dube & Makhija (2010) | |
References
- Dube, Archana; Makhija, Urmila (2010). "Occurrence of four additional non-hairy species of Leptogium from Maharashtra, India". The Lichenologist. 42 (6): 701–710. doi:10.1017/s0024282910000332.
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