A new species of leiorreuma (Ascomycota, Ostropales) from great nicobar Islands, India

Abstract

Leiorreuma nicobarense Pushpi Singh, Jagadeesh and Kr. P. Singh, a new species from Great Nicobar Island, India is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its sessile lirellae with widely exposed densely whitish pruinose disc, inspersed hymenium, 8-spored asci with 6-locular ascospores and presence of stictic, constictic and hypostictic acids. Key to species occurring in India is provided.