T. A. M. Jagadeesh Ram

New species and new records of Cryptothecia and Herpothallon ( Arthoniales ) from India

Five new species of Cryptothecia: C. alboglauca, C. bengalensis, C. farinosa, C. multipunctata and C. verruculifera , and two new species of Herpothallon : H. granulosum and H. isidiatum are described from India. Herpothallon australasicum (Elix) Elix & G. Thor and H. granulare (Sipman) Aptroot & Lucking are also reported as new records.

A new species and new records of Pyrenula ( Pyrenulaceae ) from India

A new lichen species, Pyrenula darjeelingensis ( Pyrenulaceae ), is described from the Eastern Himalayan region of India. It is characterized by having 5-septate to submuriform ascospores with papillate apices and the terminal lumina mostly not separated from the exospore by an endospore layer. Six additional species of Pyrenula are reported for the first time from India: P. acutalis R. C. Harris, P. dermatodes (Borrer) Schaer., P. mastophoroides (Nyl.) Zahlbr., P. mucosa (Vain.) R. C. Harris, P. subelliptica (Tuck.) R. C. Harris and P. thelemorpha Tuck.

New species and new records of Enterographa ( Roccellaceae ) from India

Enterographa bengalensis , a new species is described from the mangrove reserve – Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal, India. It is characterized by the convergent punctiform to lirelliform ascomata, 12–15(–17) septate fusiform ascospores and the presence of psoromic acid. In addition, three species of the genus viz. E. anguinella (Nyl.) Redinger, E. divergens (Mull. Arg.) Redinger and E. multiseptata R. Sant. are also reported for the first time from India.

Pyrenula subcylindrica , a new pyrenocarpous lichen from India

A new species of pyrenocarpous lichen, Pyrenula subcylindrica , from the Sundarbans area on the delta of the River Ganges is described. It is characterized by ascomata with a distinct clypeus, and 7–11-septate ascospores 42–67 μm long made up of cells with rounded to polygonal lumina and with subacute apices.