Lichen Diversity at Shivrajpur Coast, Devbhoomi Dwarka, including New Additions to Gujarat state, India
- Author:
- Punjani B., Raval J. & Upreti D.
- Year:
- 2021
- Journal:
- Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment
- Pages:
- 5(1): 6-10
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v5i1.2
The field excursions were arranged during 2015–2017 to prepare a checklist of the lichens in Shivrajpur, district Devbhoomi Dwarka, located on India’s west coast. The vegetation of the studied sites comprises dry deciduous and scrub/thorny forests. A total of 44 lichen specimens were collected, revealing 16 species within nine genera belonging to five families. Arthoniaceae dominated with six species, followed by Roccellaceae with four species, Lichinaceae, Peltulaceae, and Lecanographaceae with three, two, and one species, respectively. The dominant genus was Arthonia with five species, followed by Opegrapha, Peltula, and Phylliscum, each with two species. Growth form analysis showed 81% crustose and 19% squamulose species. Regarding habitat, 69% were corticolous and 31% saxicolous. Eight recorded lichen species are new additions to Gujarat: Arthonia recedens Stirt., Arthonia sps., Arthothelium chiodectoides (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Lecanographa lynceoides (Müll. Arg.) Egea & Torrente, Opegrapha astraea Tuck., Opegrapha simplicior (Nyl.) Nyl., Peltula zahlbruckneri (Hasse) Wetmore, and Thyrea sps. This first report on lichens highlights the uniqueness of coastal habitats in terms of interesting lichen mycobiota and will serve as a baseline for future studies in Gujarat
- Id:
- 37721
- Submitter:
- jph
- Post_time:
- Tuesday, 18 February 2025 09:12