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Graphis lueckingiana, a New Species from Cameroon

  • Joshi, Santosh (CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute) ;
  • Upreti, Dalip K. (CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute) ;
  • Hur, Jae-Seoun (Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University)
  • Received : 2018.10.08
  • Accepted : 2018.11.01
  • Published : 2018.12.01
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Abstract

A new species of Graphis is described from Cameroon, Africa. The new taxon is distinguished by a greyish-green, glossy, uneven, and continuous thallus. Further, it possesses stellately branched lirellae, and its entire labia are covered almost completely with thick thalline margin. It also has a completely carbonized proper exciple, which is considerably thick at the base, one-spored asci, and muriform hyaline to yellowish ascospores.

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Fig. 1. Graphis lueckingiana. A, B, habitat (holotype); C, completely carbonized proper exciple; D, ascospores (scale bars: A = 1 mm, B = 0.5 mm, C = 200 μm, D = 100 μm).

Table 1. Characteristics distinguishing Graphis lueckingiana (holotype) from relative species.

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