New Distributional Records to Lichen Biota of Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i4/152523Keywords:
Biodiversity, Lichenized Fungi, North-East India, Mycobiota, Mega Diversity.Abstract
In a recent survey of lichen from five districts of Assam a total of 138 species belonging to 34 genera and 16 families were collected. Out of the total 37 species are being collected for the first time from Assam state. A large portion of these new reports belong to family Graphidaceae (15 species). In the whole study crustose lichens were dominant (123 spp.) with maximum representation of graphidaceous (59 spp.). Frequent encountering of previously unrecorded species from Assam indicates the lichen richness and insufficient exploration in the state.References
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