Graphis argentea

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

Graphis argentea 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 the beach forest of Elphiston Bay in Long Island Range (Middle Andaman Island). The species epithet argentea (incorrectly spelled argentius in the original publication), is from the Latin argenteus ("silvery"), and refers to the distinctive colour of the thallus.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Graphis argentea 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.