Figures (8)  Tables (1)
    • Figure 1.  Map showing the locations of collection sites in Kokrajhar District of Assam

    • Figure 2.  Representation of the growth form

    • Figure 3.  Astrothelium alboverrucoides. a Habit. b Ascospores within ascus. c Single ascospore.

    • Figure 4.  Graphis sayeri. a Habit. b VS of apothecia. c Single ascospore.

    • Figure 5.  Hemithecium croceum. a Habit. b VS of apothecia. c Single ascospore.

    • Figure 6.  Malmidea piperis. a Habit. b VS of apothecia. c Ascospores within acsus.

    • Figure 7.  Ocellularia allosporoides. a Habit. b Ascospores within ascus. c Single ascospore.

    • Figure 8.  Porina belanospora. a Habit. b Ascospores within ascus. c Single ascospore.

    • Sl.no. Name of species GF Family Study sites
      1 2 3 4
      1 Anthracothecium macrosporum (Hepp) Müll. Arg. C Pyrenulaceae - + - -
      2 Arthonia dispersula Nyl. C Arthoniaceae + - - -
      3 A. tumidula (Ach.) Ach. C Arthoniaceae + - + -
      4 Astrothelium alboverrucoides Aptroot C Trypetheliaceae - + - -
      5 Bacidia medialis (Tuck.) Zahlbr. C Bacidiaceae + - - -
      6 Diorygma hieroglyphicum (Pers.) Staiger & Kalb C Graphidaceae + - - -
      7 Dirinaria aegialita (Afzel. ex Ach.) B.J. Moore F Caliciaceae + + + -
      8 D. applanata (Fée) D.D. Awasthi F Caliciaceae - - - +
      9 D. consimilis (Stirt.) D.D. Awasthi F Caliciaceae + + + +
      10 Graphis alboglaucescens Adaw. & Makhija C Graphidaceae - + - -
      11 G. alpestris (Zahlbr.) Staiger C Graphidaceae + - - -
      12 G. arecae Vain. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      13 @G. capillacea Stirt. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      14 @G. chlorotica A. Massal. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      15 G. crebra Vain. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      16 G. dendrogramma Nyl. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      17 @G. distincta Makhija & Adaw. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      18 G. elegantula Zahlbr. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      19 G. epimelaena Müll. Arg. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      20 G. glaucescens Fée C Graphidaceae - - - +
      21 @G. intermediella Stirt. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      22 G. pinicola Zahlbr. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      23 G. pyrrhocheiloides Zahlbr. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      24 G. renschiana (Müll. Arg.) Stizenb. C Graphidaceae - + - -
      25 G. sayeri Müll. Arg. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      26 G. scripta (L.) Ach. C Graphidaceae - + - -
      27 @G. subasahinae Nagarkar & Patw. C Graphidaceae - + - -
      28 G. sundarbanensis Jagad.Ram & G.P. Sinha C Graphidaceae - - - +
      29 G. xanthospora Müll. Arg. C Graphidaceae - - - +
      30 @Hemithecium croceum Makhija & Adaw. C Graphidaceae - + + -
      31 Herpothallon philippinum (Vain.) Aptroot & Lücking C Arthoniaceae - - + -
      32 Heterodermia diademata (Taylor) D.D. Awasthi F Physciaceae - + + -
      33 H. speciosa (Wulfen) Trevis. F Physciaceae - + - -
      34 Lecanora tropica Zahlbr. C Lecanoraceae - - + -
      35 Letrouitia domingensis (Pers.) Hafellner & Bellem. C Letrouitiaceae + - - -
      36 Malmidea piperis (Spreng.) Kalb, Rivas Plata & Lumbsch C Malmideaceae - - + -
      37 Ocellularia allosporoides (Nyl.) Patw. & Kulk. C Thelotremataceae - + + -
      38 Parmotrema saccatilobum (Taylor) Hale F Parmeliaceae - - - +
      39 P. tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale F Parmeliaceae - + + -
      40 P. tsavoense (Krog & Swinscow) Krog & Swinscow F Parmeliaceae - - + -
      41 Pertusaria quassiae (Fée) Nyl. C Pertusariaceae - - + -
      42 @Phaeographis extrusula (Stirt.) Zahlbr. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      43 @P. submarcescens (Leight.) Zahlbr. C Graphidaceae + - - -
      44 Porina belanospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. C Porinaceae + - - +
      45 P. interestes (Nyl.) Harm. C Porinaceae - - - +
      46 P. internigrans (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. C Porinaceae - + - -
      47 P. mastoidea Fée C Porinaceae - + + -
      48 @P. subhibernica Upreti C Porinaceae + - - -
      49 Pyrenula macrospora (Degel.) Coppins & P. James C Pyrenulaceae + - - -
      50 P. subelliptica (Tuck.) R.C. Harris C Pyrenulaceae + - - -
      51 Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. F Caliciaceae - - - +
      52 P. reticulata (Vain.) Vain. F Caliciaceae - - - +
      53 Sarcographa glyphiza (Nyl.) Kr.P. Singh & G.P Sinha C Graphidaceae - - + -
      54 S. labyrinthica (Ach.) Müll. Arg. C Graphidaceae - - + -
      Note: GF = Growth form, C = Crustose, F = Foliose, "-" = Absent, "+" = Present
      Study sites: 1. Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, 2. Ultapani Forest Range, 3. Bodoland University Campus,
      4. Pakriguri, Residential area; @Endemic to India

      Table 1.  List of lichen species with their growth form, family and distribution in the study sites