Falswal A. & Bhandari B.S.
(2021):
A new lichenicolous fungus from Garhwal Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India -
Acta Botanica Hungarica,
63: 297–302
Sphinctrina pertusa Falswal A. is described as a new species of lichenicolous fungus from
India. It is characterised by eight non-septate, broadly ellipsoidal, uniseriate, ascospores
with olive green tint and irregular ridge like ornamentations. This fungus is growing on
known lichen host Pertusaria but differs from five closely related species i.e., S. anglica, S.
leucopoda, S. tubaeformis, S. turbinata, S. paramerae with different taxonomic characters. A
detailed comparative analysis with …
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