Opegrapha apomelana A. Massal.

Jagadeesh Ram, T. A. M., 2014, New species and new records in Roccellaceae (Arthoniales) from the Andaman Islands, India, Phytotaxa 177 (3), pp. 155-162 : 161

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.177.3.3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5150653
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scientific name	Opegrapha apomelana A. Massal.
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This common paleotropical species has been found in the seashore forests in Reef Island of the North Andaman and Henry Lawrence Island of the South Andaman. It is characterized by the simple to branched, 0.5–3.5 mm long, 0.2–0.35 mm wide ascomata; complete, basally thick excipulum; I+ red, inspersed hymenium; hyaline, fusiform, 7–12-septate, 30–48 × 4.5–6 µm ascospores.

Specimens examined: — North Andaman : Reef Island WLS, 13°30’09.4”N, 92°25’15.9”E, elev. 15 m, 18 Mar. 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1233 ( PBL) GoogleMaps ; ibid., 13°30’16.0”N, 92°52’09.9”E, elev. 15 m, 18 Mar. 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1237 ( PBL) GoogleMaps . South Andaman : Henry Lawrence Island, elev. 10 m, 11 May 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1911, 1959 ( PBL) ; ibid., 12°06’04.2”N, 93°02’01.9”E, elev. 10 m, 12 May 2012, Jagadeesh Ram 1970 ( PBL) GoogleMaps GoogleMaps .