Menegazzia globulifera
| Menegazzia globulifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Menegazzia |
| Species: | M. globulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Menegazzia globulifera R.Sant. (1942)
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Menegazzia globulifera is a species of foliose lichen found in New Zealand, Australia, and southern South America. It was formally described as a species new to science in 1942 by Swedish lichenologist Rolf Santesson. The type specimen was collected north of Lago Fagnano (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina).[1] The lichen is typically encountered as an epiphyte, but occasionally it has been recorded growing on rocks. Menegazzia globulifera contains usnic acid and lecanoric acid as major lichen products.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Santesson, R. (1942). "The South American Menegazziae". Arkiv før Botanik. 30A (11): 1–35 [30].
- ^ Bjerke, Jarle W.; Elvebakk, Arve; Quilhot, Wanda (2003). "Distribution and habitat ecology of the sorediate species of Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) in Chile". Revista chilena de historia natural. 76 (1): 79–98. doi:10.4067/s0716-078x2003000100008.
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