Thelenella indica
Thelenella indica is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Thelenellaceae. Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2006 by Athokpam Pinokiyo and Krishna Pal Singh. The type specimen was collected by the first author in a tropical forest along the Assam-Linzey road in the East Sikkim district; here it was found growing on the leaves of a small Schima wallichii tree.[1] It appears to be endemic to the Sikkim region of India.[2]
| Thelenella indica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Thelenellales |
| Family: | Thelenellaceae |
| Genus: | Thelenella |
| Species: | T. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelenella indica Pinokiyo, Kr.P.Singh (2006) | |
The lichen has a greyish-brown, verrucose (warted) thallus lacking a cortex. The photobiont partner of Thelenella indica is a species of green alga from family Chlorococcaceae with rounded cells measuring 6–12 μm in diameter, and occurring in groups of 5–18 cells.[1]
References
- Pinokiyo; Singh; K.P.; A. (2006). "New species and new record of foliicolous lichenized fungi from Sikkim (India)". Mycotaxon. 97: 57–61.
- Singh, K.P.; Singh, Pushpi; Sinha, G.P. (2018). "Lichen diversity in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot region, India". Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment (1): 71–114. doi:10.21756/cab.esp9.
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