Gaurav Kumar Mishra

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute - India · Lichenology Laboratory, Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division

The Kumaun Himalaya situated in Western Himalaya is well known for its plant wealth including lichens. The lichens have an ability to grow on any perennial and stabilized substrata. They grow on different type of trees, shrubs, rocks, stones, boulders and soil. The different altitudinal zones exhibit different type of forest vegetation in Kumaun Hi...

A new species Anisomeridium subphaeospermum is described and illustrated in the present article from Uttar Pradesh, India. It is characterized by a UV- (Negative) thallus, 8-spored asci, biseriate, brown, transversally 1-septate and broadly elliptical ascospores. Additionally, 6 species namely A. adnexum, A. americanum, A. quaternarium, A. subnecte...

Cetrelia isidiata (Asahina) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb., is characterized by the presence of isidia, pseudocyphellae on thallus, and containing anziaic acid. The species is reported here as an addition to the Indian lichen biota from Arunachal Pradesh. A detailed description along with key to isidiate species of the genus known is provided.

Morpho-taxonomic studies of cetrarioid lichens from India recorded 46 species representing Cetraria, Melanelia, Nephromopsis , and Platismatia . Nephromopsis awasthii is described as new to science; and Cetraria endochrysea , C. sinensis , Melanelia agnata , Nephromopsis ciliaris , N. morrisonicola , N. pseudocomplicata , N. pseudoweberi , N. rugos...

India harbours 12 species of Pallidogramme, including P. chapadana (Redinger) Staiger, Kalb & Lücking, which is being reported as new record for the country. In addition, two species, viz. P. bengalensis B.O. Sharma & Khadilkar and P. chrysenteron (Mont.) Staiger, Kalb & Lücking have their known distribution range within India expanded. A detailed...

The study deals with lichen diversity on monuments of Bhimbetka rock shelters at Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. The micro-climatic conditions of the monuments provide excellent habitat for lichens to colonize. A total of 40 species of lichens belonging to 10 lichen communities exhibit their occurrence on the rock shelters. The crustose and squa...

The pyrenocarpous lichens are the one which produces perithecial ascocarps. They are one of the prominent groups of lichens in tropical forests. Frequent incidence of pyrenocarpous taxa in lichen biota of Goa prompted us to take up the exclusive study of this group in the State. The study revealed the occurrence of 79 species belonging to 15 genera...

Myriospora himalayensis is described as a new to science. The new species is characterized by having pruinose apothecia with small (1.5-2.5 × 1-1.2 µm), hyaline, ellipsoid ascospores and areolate-effigurate to squamulose-lobate thalli with grey to brownish upper surface. The new species is so far known only from the Western Himalayan region of Indi...

Pyrenula subglabrata (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. is reported as a new find to Indian lichen biota from Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states. The species is found growing on smooth bark trees of both the regions.

Pyrenula subglabrata (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. is reported as a new find to Indian lichen biota from Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states. The species is found growing on smooth bark trees of both the regions.

A total of 70 species of lichens belonging to 29 genera and 15 families were found growing in eight different localities of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The present study reveals the addition of 14 species of lichens as new to the state. The lichen genus Lecanora with 11 species exhibits the dominance in the area. Among the different...

A total of 70 species of lichens belonging to 29 genera and 15 families were found growing in eight different localities of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The present study reveals the addition of 14 species of lichens as new to the state. The lichen genus Lecanora with 11 species exhibits the dominance in the area. Among the different...

Landmines are still a never-ending problem. Due to the conflicts and war in the previous centuries, a lot of landmines have been buried which are active still today and de-mining them is a difficult, dangerous and time consuming task. As in the regular manner if the solution is expected it involves loss of human life which is not acceptable. Techno...

India is represented by the occurrence of the 382 species of pyrenocarpous lichens belonging to 49 genera and 12 families. Pyrenulaceae with six genera and 102 species is dominant family followed by Porinaceae with six genera and 88 species. Pyrenocarpous lichen genus Pyrenula with 82 species exhibits its dominance over Porina with 72 species. A to...

The present study recorded 36 genera and 115 species of the lichen family Teloschistaceae in India. Three species, i.e. Caloplaca rajasthanica S. Y. Kondr., Upreti et G. P. Sinha, Huriella upretiana S. Y. Kondr., G. K. Mishra, Nayaka et A. Thell, and Squamulea uttarkashiana S. Y. Kondr., Upreti, Nayaka et A. Thell, are described as new species. Sev...

Eight species, new for science, i.e.: Lobothallia gangwondoana S. Y. Kondr., J.-J. Woo et J.-S. Hur and Phyllopsora dodongensis S. Y. Kondr. et J.-S. Hur from South Korea, Eastern Asia, Ioplaca rinodinoides S. Y. Kondr., K. K. Ingle, D. K. Upreti et S. Nayaka, Letrouitia assamana S. Y. Kondr., G. K. Mishra et D. K. Upreti, and Rusavskia indochinens...

This is the manual of workshop entitled "Field based hands-on training on lichen systematics" held during 28th Sept. to 5th Oct. 2019 at Sattal, Uttarakhand. The workshop was organized by Indian Lichenological Society, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, and Society of Pollution & Environmental Conservation Scientists. The workshop was supp...

An enumeration of 142 species of lichens belonging to 60 genera and 27 families from Dima Hasao district in North East region is provided. The present study supplemented 98 species new to the lichen biota of Assam. The study added one new record of basidiolichen [Multiclavula vernalis (Schw.) Petersen] to the lichen biota of India. The lichen genus...

New genus Upretia S. Y. Kondr., A. Thell and J. S. Hur is characterized by partly pruinose, lobate to subsquamulose, olivaceous grey to brown thallus, small ascospores and narrowly bacilliform conidia. It belongs to the subfamily Caloplacoideae of the Teloschistaceae and includes the ‘Caloplaca’ amarkantakana clade. The new genus is closely related...

A detailed morpho-taxonomic account of 53 species of lichen genus Parmotrma is provided. Based on the phylogenetic studies carried out elsewhere now Parmelaria subthomsonii D.D. Awasthi and P. thomsonii (Stirt.) D.D. Awasthi are transferred in the genus Parmotrema. Key to the species of Parmotrema known from India and their additional distribution...

The present study recorded 58 species of lichens belonging to 27 genera and 17 families from seven localities of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, in Western Ghats. The study added 24 species new to the lichen biota of Maharashtra. The lichen genera Graphis and Pyrenula with six species each and Hemithecium and Porina with 5 species eac...

The present study recorded 58 species of lichens belonging to 27 genera and 17 families from seven localities of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, in Western Ghats. The study added 24 species new to the lichen biota of Maharashtra. The lichen genera Graphis and Pyrenula with six species each and Hemithecium and Porina with 5 species eac...

A detailed morpho-taxonomic account of 53 species of lichen genus Parmotrma is provided. Based on the phylogenetic studies carried out elsewhere now Parmelaria subthomsonii D.D. Awasthi and P. thomsonii (Stirt.) D.D. Awasthi are transferred in the genus Parmotrema. Key to the species of Parmotrema known from India and their additional distribution...

Seventeen robust monophyletic branches newly discovered in the phylogenetic tree of the Teloschistaceae after separate nrITS, nrLSU and mtSSU, as well as combined phylogenetic analysis are proposed to consider as the following separate genera: Dijigiella S. Y. Kondr. et L. Lőkös gen. nov. for the D. kaernefeltiana group, Elixjohnia S. Y. Kondr. et...

Eighteen new to science species, i.e.: 13 taxa from South Korea (Astroplaca loekoesiana S. Y. Kondr., E. Farkas, J.-J. Woo et J.-S. Hur, Buellia ulleungdoensis S. Y. Kondr., L. Lőkös et J.-S. Hur, Candelariella hakulinenii S. Y. Kondr., L. Lőkös et J.-S. Hur, Flavoplaca laszloana S. Y. Kondr. et J.-S. Hur, Lichenostigma epiporpidiae S. Y. Kondr., L...

Data on 54 new for China, India, Korea and Russia species of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi, including 22 new for science taxa of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi, i.e.: Acarospora ulleungdoensis, Amandinea trassii, Aspicilia geumodoensis, Biatora ivanpisutii, Caloplaca patwolseleyae, Catillaria ulleungdoensis, Coenogonium agonimieoid...

A total of 149 species and 25 genera of the group are reported from the world, out of which 46 species belonging to 11 genera are known from India. Cetreliopsis hypotrachyna (Müll. Arg.) Randlane & Saag, Nephromopsis isidioidea (Räsänen) Randlane & Saag, Parmotrema subthomsonii (D.D. Awasthi) A. Crespo, Divakar & Elix and Nephromopsis sikkimensis (...

The taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae is undergoing tremendous changes in recent times. India has rich diversity of Teloschistaceae with over 100 taxa. The huge specimen collections of Teloschistaceae housed at LWG are revisited and three species, Oxneria huculica, Variospora flavescens and Zeroviella esfahanensis are reported as new records f...

A detailed morpho-taxonomic account of ten species of the lichen genus Cetrelia occurring in India is provided. Cetrelia chicitae (W.L. Culb.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb., is reported as new to India. A key to all worldwide known taxa of Cetrelia is provided.

The paper enumerates distribution of 31 species belonging to 16 genera and 11 families of lichens from seven forest sites of Hojai subdivision of Nagaon district, Assam. The area exhibits dominance of both crustose and foliose lichens represented by 16 and 14 species respectively, while a single fruticose Ramalina hossei Vain. species is recorded f...

Mishra G. K. & Upreti D. K. 2015. Altitudinal distribution of cetrarioid lichens in Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Geophytology 45(1): 9-19. The present study records distribution of eight genera and thirteen species of cetrarioid lichens from seven localities, situated at different altitudes, in Govind Wildlife Sa...

The major aim of the present study is to identify the relationship of physiological parameters of the photosynthetic system with the elemental content of the naturally growing lichen Pyxine cocoes. The epiphytic foliose lichen P. cocoes was used as biomonitoring indicator and effect of atmospheric pollutants on physiological integrity was examined....

Deforestation, forest fire hazard and exploitation of forest have been warning threats to our environment and ecosystem globally. Uttarakhand is a hilly state of India situated in the lap of Central Himalayas and Chir pine forest is the foremost species of this state. In this state, 65% area is covered mainly by forest and population wise, about 70...

An account of 14 species of Phyllopsora from India is provided. P. catervisorediata and P. himalayensis are described as new species, while P. corallina var. subglaucella as a new variety. P. albicans, P. breviuscula, P. chlorophaea, P. confusa, P. isidiotyla, P. kalbii, P. mauritiana, P. nemoralis, P. subcrustacea, and P. swinscowii are new record...

Phlyctis subagelaea, with muriform spores and P. karnatakana with septate spores are newly described from India. Both species have a restricted distribution in Western Ghats south India where they grow on tree trunks in evergreen forest.

A biomonitoring study was conducted to assess the levels of atmospheric heavy metal pollution in Katni and Rewa cities of Madhya Pradesh, state in central India. The Pyxine cocoes and Phaeophyscia hispidula, two epiphytic foliose lichen were used as bioindicators in the present study and seven metals (As, Al, Cd, Cr, Fe, Zn, Pb) were analyzed in na...

Phlyctis subagelaea, with muriform spores and P. karnatakana with septate spores are newly described from India. Both species have a restricted distribution in Western Ghats south India where they grow on tree trunks in evergreen forest.

Meckel Gruber syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with major characteristic features consisting of occipital encephalocele, polydactyly and polycystic kidneys along with other associated malformation. Antenatal ultrasonic examination can establish the correct diagnosis by identifying at least two of the major features described. The ant...

The radiological features of a rare case of Ewing's sarcoma of right fourth metacarpal in a twenty-five years young male are described. An up date review of literature is also presented.

A case of Budd Chiari syndrome in a 50 years female due to hepatoma is reported, which was worked up ultrasonically. A brief review of literature is also presented.

A case of pachydermoperiostosis in a young male with typical clinical and radiological features is presented, alongwith a brief review of literature.