{"id":114500,"date":"2026-07-22T12:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=114500"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:05:51","slug":"allographa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/allographa\/","title":{"rendered":"Allographa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Allographa Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a team of researchers has unveiled five new species of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the genus Allographa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About\u00a0 Allographa<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>genus of script lichens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or lichen-forming fungi (a fungus that teams <\/span><b>up with algae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or cyanobacteria to <\/span><b>create a lichen) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with elongated fruiting bodies in the family <\/span><b>Graphidaceae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has more than 200 species and<\/span><b> in India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these <\/span><b>Allographa species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are limited, particularly <\/span><b>from the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are <\/span><b>highly sensitive to pollution,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> climate shifts and habitat disturbance, making them <\/span><b>reliable indicators of ecosystem health.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recently discovered <\/span><b>five new Allographa species from Western Ghats are:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allographa keralensis,\u00a0 A. paraconsanguinea; A. persistinspersa and A. semicarbonisata.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What are Lichens?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lichens are not just one organism but two (sometimes more) <\/span><b>living in intimate symbiosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a fungus that offers structure and protection, and a photobiont (usually a green alga or cyanobacterium) that captures sunlight and makes food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Lichens play critical roles in ecosystems, building soil, feeding insects and serving as nature\u2019s bioindicators.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2287004&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allographa is a genus of script lichens or lichen-forming fungi. 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