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'''''Thelenella indica''''' is a species of [[foliicolous lichen|foliicolous]] (leaf-dwelling) [[lichen]] in the family [[Thelenellaceae]]. Found in India, it was [[species description|formally described]] as a new species in 2006 by Athokpam Pinokiyo and Krishna Pal Singh. The [[type (biology)|type specimen]] was collected by the first author in a [[tropical]] forest along the Assam-Linzey road in the [[East Sikkim district]]; here it was found growing on the leaves of a small ''[[Schima wallichii]]'' tree.<ref name="Pinokiyo & Singh 2006"/> It appears to be [[endemism|endemic]] to the [[Sikkim]] region of India.<ref name="Singh et al. 2018"/><br />
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The lichen has a greyish-brown, verrucose (warted) [[thallus]] lacking a [[cortex (botany)|cortex]]. The [[photobiont]] partner of ''Thelenella indica'' is a species of [[green alga]] from family [[Chlorococcaceae]] with rounded cells measuring 6–12&nbsp;[[micrometre|μm]] in diameter, and occurring in groups of 5–18 cells.<ref name="Pinokiyo & Singh 2006"/><br />
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<ref name="Pinokiyo & Singh 2006">{{cite journal |last1=Pinokiyo |last4=A. |last2=Singh |last3=K.P. |year=2006 |title=New species and new record of foliicolous lichenized fungi from Sikkim (India) |journal=Mycotaxon |volume=97 |pages=57–61 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292638688}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="Singh et al. 2018">{{cite journal |last1=Singh |first1=K.P. |last2=Singh |first2=Pushpi |last3=Sinha |first3=G.P. |title=Lichen diversity in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot region, India | journal=Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment |issue=1 |year=2018 |doi=10.21756/cab.v3i01.esp9 |pages=71–114 |doi-broken-date=12 July 2025 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322740727 }}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Lecanoromycetes]]<br />
[[Category:Lichen species]]<br />
[[Category:Lichens described in 2006]]<br />
[[Category:Lichens of India]]<br />
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