Lepraria juanfernandezii
Appearance
Lepraria juanfernandezii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
Genus: | Lepraria |
Species: | L. juanfernandezii
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Binomial name | |
Lepraria juanfernandezii M.Kukwa (2019)
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Lepraria juanfernandezii is a species of dust lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. It was formally described as a new species by Martin Kukwa in 2019. The type was collected from Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands, Chile). Here it was found growing on bryophytes that were growing on a rock. It is only known from the type locality. The lichen contains divaricatic acid, a secondary metabolite known to exist in six other Lepraria species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kukwa, Martin (2018). "Lepraria juanfernandezii, a new lichen species from the Southern Hemisphere". Plant and Fungal Systematics. 64 (2): 233–235. doi:10.2478/pfs-2019-0019.