Micarea sipmanii
| Micarea sipmanii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Pilocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Micarea |
| Species: | M. sipmanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Micarea sipmanii | |
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| Holotype site: Basse-Terre Island, West Indies | |
Micarea sipmanii is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Pilocarpaceae. It was described as a new species in 2009 by the lichenologists Emmanuël Sérusiaux and Brian John Coppins.[1] The species epithet honours Dutch lichenologist Harrie Sipman. The type specimen was collected by the first author from the Riviere duy Grand Carbet, (Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe), where it was growing in a wet forest. It is known to occur only at the type locality, despite searches for it on other parts of the island. Its primary morphological characteristics is its arbuscular (i.e., shaped like or resembling a small tree or shrub) pycnidia, which the authors describe as "spectacular".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Micarea sipmanii Sérus. & Coppins". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Sérusiaux, Emmanuël; Coppins, Brian J. (2009). "Micarea sipmanii, a new species with arbuscular pycnidia from the West Indiews". In Aptroot, A.; Seaward, M.R.D.; Sparrius, L.B. (eds.). Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens – Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman (PDF). Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 99. Berlin/Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 367–371. ISBN 978-3-443-58078-0.