Graphis dispersa

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Graphis dispersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Graphis
Species:
G. dispersa
Binomial name
Graphis dispersa
Makhija & Adaw. (2005)

Graphis dispersa is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found on the Nicobar Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2005 by Urmila Makhija and Bharati Adawadkar. The type specimen was collected from Kamorta Island. The species epithet, derived from the Latin dispersus ("scattered") refers to the scattered lirellae.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Graphis dispersa Makhija & Adaw". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ Makhija, Urmila; Adawadkar, Bharati (2005). "Some new species of Graphis (lichenised Ascomycota) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India". Mycotaxon. 91: 369–379.