Didymocyrtis pertusariae: A new species from Central Himalaya, India and a worldwide key to all recognized Didymocyrtis (Phaeosphaeriaceae; Pleosporales) species

Didymocyrtis pertusariae: A new species from Central Himalaya, India and a worldwide key to all recognized Didymocyrtis (Phaeosphaeriaceae; Pleosporales) species

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From the alpine region of India, a hitherto undocumented lichenicolous species of Didymocyrtis colonizing the thallus and soredia INCENSE CHAMPA of Pertusaria species thriving on rocky substrates is meticulously described as a novel taxon (D.pertusariae), from the Indian Bowl Damper subcontinent, and is compared with other lichenicolous Didymocyrtis species.A key to all known Didymocyrtis species known so far is also provided.