Didymocyrtis pertusariae: A new species from Central Himalaya, India and a worldwide key to all recognized Didymocyrtis (Phaeosphaeriaceae; Pleosporales) species

From the alpine region of India, a hitherto undocumented lichenicolous species of Didymocyrtis colonizing the Lotions thallus and soredia of Pertusaria species thriving on rocky substrates is meticulously described as foot rear right a novel taxon (D.pertusariae), from the Indian subcontinent, and is compared with other lichenicolous Didymocyrtis species.A key to all known Didymocyrtis species known so far is also provided.

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