Abstract:
A total of 17 lichens growing over leaves in the forest of Goa are enumerated. Out of the total eight obligate (Coenogonium dilucidum, Fellhanera bouteillei, Mazosia phyllosema, Porina Karnatakensis, P. nitidula, P rufiula, Strigula nitidula, S. phyllogena) and two facultative (Dirinaria confluens, Graphis pyrrhocheiloides) foliicolous species are recorded for the first time from Goa. A sterile specimen of Echinoplacais identified up to genus level based on thallus morphology and anatomical characters. Brief descriptions for the species new to Goa are provided.
