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Parmotrema Awasthii
''Parmotrema awasthii'' is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 822 .... Found in India, it was described as new to science in 2003. See also * List of ''Parmotrema'' species References awasthii Lichen species Lichens described in 2003 Lichens of India Taxa named by Dalip Kumar Upreti Taxa named by Pradeep Kumar Divakar {{Parmeliaceae-stub ...
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Dalip Kumar Upreti
Dalip Kumar Upreti (born 26 January 1958) is an Indian lichenologist.ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity: Dr. D.K. Upreti
(accessed 30 March 2014)
He served as Director and Chief Scientist at National Botanical Research Institute, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow during 1988 to 2017. Also he served as Head of Lichenology and herbarium division. Presently he is serving as CSIR-Emeritus Scientist in the same division.


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He started his career in 1978 at Lucknow University supervised by Dharani Dhar Awasthi, Father of Indian Lichenology. After earning his PhD, he worked as a Research Associate and in 1988, he joined CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute as Scientist-B and lead the Lichen Lab. He has superannuated from his service in January 2017. During ...
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Foliose Lichen
Foliose lichen is one of the morphological classes of lichens, which are complex organisms that arise from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae. This partnership allows lichen to live in diverse climates that can range from cold, dry mountains to wet, warm valleys. Lichens develop quite slowly with recorded growth rates of 0.01–27mm/year depending on the species. Their lifespan averages between 30 and 60 years. Lichens have a main body part called the thallus, which is composed of hyphae, and houses the cortex and medulla. The cortex contains the photosynthetic cells while the medulla allows for gas exchange and makes up the bulk of the lichen's thallus. There are three main types of lichens: crustose, foliose, and fruticose. Foliose lichen are characterised by flattened leafy thalli, and an upper and lower cortex. Many have numerous layers, which are stratified, and aid in identifying different types. Foliose lichens attach to ...
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Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 822 species), ''Usnea'' (355 species), ''Parmotrema'' ( 255 species), and ''Hypotrachyna'' (262 species). Nearly all members of the family have a symbiotic association with a green alga (most often ''Trebouxia'' spp., but '' Asterochloris'' spp. are known to associate with some species).Miadlikowska, J. ''et al.'' (2006). New insights into classification and evolution of the Lecanoromycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota) from phylogenetic analyses of three ribosomal RNA- and two protein-coding genes. ''Mycologia'' 98: 1088-1103. http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/reprint/98/6/1088.pdf The majority of Parmeliaceae species have a foliose, fruticose, or subfruticose growth form. The morphological diversity and complexity exhibited by this group is en ...
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Species Description
A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been described previously or are related. In order for species to be validly described, they need to follow guidelines established over time. Zoological naming requires adherence to the ICZN code, plants, the ICN, viruses ICTV, and so on. The species description often contains photographs or other illustrations of type material along with a note on where they are deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million species have been identified and described, out of some 8.7 million that may actually exist. Millions more have become extinct throughout the existence of life on Earth. Naming process A name of a new species becomes valid (available in zo ...
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List Of Parmotrema Species
This is a list of species in the lichen genus ''Parmotrema''. A 2016 estimate places about 300 species in the genus. A *'' Parmotrema aberrans'' (Vain.) Canêz & Marcelli (2008) *'' Parmotrema abessinicum'' (Kremp.) Hale (1974) *'' Parmotrema abnuens'' (Nyl.) Hale (1974) *'' Parmotrema acrotrychum'' (Kurok.) Streimann (1986) *'' Parmotrema adspersum'' (Vain.) Elix (2002) *'' Parmotrema afrocetratum'' Elix, Eb.Fischer & Killmann (2005) – Rwanda *'' Parmotrema albinatum'' (K.H.Moon, Kurok. & Kashiw.) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Divakar, Elix & Lumbsch (2005) *'' Parmotrema aldabrense'' (C.W.Dodge) Hale (1974) *'' Parmotrema alectoronicum'' C.H.Ribeiro & Marcelli (2002) – Brazil *'' Parmotrema alidactylatum'' Estrabou & Adler (1998) – Argentina *'' Parmotrema amaniense'' (J.Steiner & Zahlbr.) Krog & Swinscow (1983) *'' Parmotrema amboimense'' (C.W.Dodge) Hale (1974) *'' Parmotrema anchietanum'' Marcelli, Benatti & Elix (2008) – Brazil *'' Parmotrema andinum'' (Müll.Arg.) Hale (197 ...
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Parmotrema
''Parmotrema'' is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It is a large genus, containing an estimated 300 species, with a centre of diversity in subtropical regions of South America and the Pacific Islands. Members of the genus are commonly called ruffle lichens or scatter-rag lichens.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, Description ''Parmotrema'' is characterized by its typically large, moderately to loosely-attached foliose thallus with broad lobes that are usually more than 5 mm wide. There is a broad, naked zone around the margin of the lower surface, an epicortex with pores and an upper cortex with a palisade-plectenchymatous arrangement of hyphae. Ascospores are thick-walled and ellipsoid. Taxonomy The genus was proposed as a genus by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1860, with '' Parmotrema perforatum'' as the type species. The genus name, composed of the Greek ''parmos'' (cup) an ...
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Lichen Species
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms
. University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not s. They may have tiny, leafless branches (); flat leaf-like structures (

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Lichens Described In 2003
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms
. University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not plants. They may have tiny, leafless branches ( fruticose); flat leaf-like structures ( foliose); grow crust ...
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Lichens Of India
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms
. University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not s. They may have tiny, leafless branches (); flat leaf-like structures (
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Taxa Named By Dalip Kumar Upreti
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in th ...
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