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Leptogium verrucosum

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Leptogium verrucosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Collemataceae
Genus: Leptogium
Species:
L. verrucosum
Binomial name
Leptogium verrucosum
A.Dube & Makhija (2010)

Leptogium verrucosum is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Collemataceae. Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2010 by Archana Dube and Urmila Vasudev Makhija. The type specimen was collected from the walls of the Purandar fort (Maharashtra) at an elevation of 1,350 m (4,430 ft). It has also been recorded growing on bark in moist shady locations.[1] Characteristics of Leptogium patwardhanii include the numerous pycnidia that give the thallus a warty appearance, and the wrinkled upper and lower surfaces. Its ascospores are muriform (divided into internal chambers by a 1 or 2 vertical septa and 2 to 4 transverse septa), have acute ends, and measure 15–32 by 6–12 μm.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dube, Archana; Makhija, Urmila (2010). "Occurrence of four additional non-hairy species of Leptogium from Maharashtra, India". The Lichenologist. 42 (6): 701–710. doi:10.1017/s0024282910000332.