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Carbacanthographis indica is a species of bark-dwelling crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It occurs in Meghalaya, India.

Carbacanthographis albolirellata is a species of bark-dwelling crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It occurs in Tamil Nadu, India.

Acanthothecis coccinea is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is distinguished by its elongated fruiting bodies, which appear pale when dry but turn bright scarlet-red when moistened. The species is known only from subtropical forest in Meghalaya, north-eastern India.

Acanthothecis celata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It forms a thick, snow-white crust with fruiting bodies that are largely hidden within the thallus. The species is known only from lowland evergreen forest in Karnataka, India.

Acanthothecis archeri is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It has a yellowish to reddish-brown crust with elongated, pale cream fruiting bodies. The species is found in tropical rainforests and moist deciduous woodlands in India, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Karnataka.

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Graphis maharashtrana is a species of script lichen (a crustose lichen with elongated, script-like fruiting bodies) in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2011 from specimens collected in Maharashtra, India, this corticolous lichen forms a greyish-white crust on bark and is characterised by short, slit-like lirellae (fruiting bodies) with a grooved, laterally blackened exciple and muriform (multi-chambered) ascospores. The species grows in dry deciduous forests and has been recorded from several districts across Maharashtra, where it has been found on the bark of mango trees.

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Fissurina submonospora is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected in India's Western Ghats, this lichen forms brownish-grey to dark brown crusts on tree bark in moist evergreen forests. It produces large single ascospores divided into brick-like compartments within each reproductive cell, a feature that distinguishes it from most related species which typically contain eight smaller spores.

Fissurina sporolata is a little-known species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected near Hebri in India's Western Ghats, this lichen forms brown, glossy crusts on roadside trees in humid deciduous forests. It is distinguished by its comparatively large ascospores divided into many chambers and its unusually tall spore-producing layer, and remains known only from its original discovery area in southern India.

Fissurina simplex is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected in Kerala's Silent Valley National Park, this lichen forms brown, glossy crusts on tree bark in humid evergreen and deciduous forests of the Western Ghats. It is distinguished by its variable ascospore number (one to four per reproductive cell rather than the typical eight), large spores divided into brick-like compartments, and the presence of stictic acid compounds in its tissues.

Fissurina nicobarensis is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from a specimen collected on Great Nicobar Island, this lichen forms yellowish-brown, glossy crusts on tree bark in humid lowland rainforest. It produces numerous branched, slit-like fruiting structures and spores divided into brick-like compartments, and is known only from its original discovery location in the southern Nicobar Islands.

Fissurina microcarpa is a little-known species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected in the Western Ghats of southern India, this lichen is distinguished by its exceptionally small, cinnamon-brown fruiting structures and unusual spores. Unlike most related species that produce eight spores per reproductive cell, this lichen produces only a single large spore divided into many brick-like compartments. It grows on tree bark in humid hill forests and is known only from two locations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Fissurina indica is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected in India's Western Ghats, this lichen forms pale green to brownish crusts on tree bark in humid evergreen forests. It produces small, slit-like fruiting structures that lack the black carbonised walls typical of many related species, and its ascospores are divided into multiple brick-like compartments. The species has since been found in Assam, suggesting a wider distribution across India's moist hill forests than originally known.

Fissurina immersa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected near Mudigere in India's Western Ghats, this lichen forms brown, glossy crusts on tree bark in humid evergreen forests. It is distinguished by its slit-like fruiting structures that remain largely embedded in the surface and its unusual spores, which contain only a single large cell divided into brick-like compartments rather than the typical eight smaller spores. The species appears to be endemic to the central-southern Western Ghats and produces

Fissurina disposita is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Described in 2012 from specimens collected near Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, one of the world's rainiest places, this lichen forms pale to mid-brown glossy crusts on tree bark in humid forests. It produces tiny slit-like fruiting structures that remain largely flush with the surface and contain unusual single spores divided into brick-like compartments rather than the typical eight smaller spores. The species has since been found in the shola forests of Karnataka, another wet regions of