Biology:Graphis insularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Graphis |
| Species: | G. insularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphis insularis Makhija & Adaw. (2005)
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Graphis insularis is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found in the Andaman Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2005 by Urmila Makhija and Bharati Adawadkar. The type specimen was collected from Guitar Island (near Long Island) (Middle Andaman). The species epithet insularis, from the Latin word for island, refers to the type locality.[2]
The lichen has a yellowish to whitish-grey thallus with a rough and uneven surface texture that cracks with age. A thin, black [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] encircles the thallus. The ascomata are in the form of [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]], which are slender and black, immersed in the [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]], and measure 0.5–9 mm long. These lirellae are either radiately or irregularly branched.[2]
References
- ↑ "Graphis insularis Makhija & Adaw.". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3H9LT.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Makhija, Urmila; Adawadkar, Bharati (2005). "Some new species of Graphis (lichenised Ascomycota) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India". Mycotaxon 91: 369–379. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0091/0369.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q107708994 entry
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