The lichenicolous genus Polycoccum Saut. ex Körb. from India
- Author:
- Joshi Y., Bisht S., Bansal P. & Meena S.
- Year:
- 2025
- Journal:
- Taiwania
- Pages:
- 70: 474–479
- Url:
- DOI: 10.6165/tai.2025.70.474
Polycoccum rinodinae var. galligenum, the third taxon associated with the lichen genus Rinodina is described as a new variety to science from alpine regions of Uttarakhand, India. The new variety is primarily characterised by small, gall-like deformations on the thallus of its host, 8-spored asci, with 1-septate, hyaline to brown, uniseriately or irregularly arranged verruculose ascospores. Additionally, three other Polycoccum species are reported for the first time in India, expanding their known geographical distributions. These are: Polycoccum nigrosporum colonizing thallus of Buellia aethalea, P. rubellianae colonising thallus of Neobrownliella cinnabarina and P. rinodinae var. rinodinae colonising thallus of saxicolous species of Rinodina.
Keyword: galls, Himalaya, new record, perithecioid ascomycetes, Polycoccum rinodinae var. galligenum, Rinodina.
- Id:
- 39264
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Friday, 06 February 2026 10:00

