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New Lichen Species in the Western Ghats
November 20 , 2025
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- A research team in Kochi discovered four new species of lichens in the Western Ghats.
- The species identified are
- Parmotrema sahyadricum (Wayanad),
- Solenopsora rhizomorpha (Eravikulam and Mathikettanshola National Parks),
- Buelloa ghattensis (Mathikettanshola National Park) and
- Pyxine janakiae (Mathikettanshola National Park).
- The team also recorded over 50 lichen species newly reported for the Kerala part of the Western Ghats.
- Lichens serve as biomonitoring agents because they absorb pollutants directly from the air.
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