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Verrucaria yoshimurae

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Verrucaria yoshimurae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Verrucaria
Species:
V. yoshimurae
Binomial name
Verrucaria yoshimurae
H.Harada (2011)

Verrucaria yoshimurae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae.[1] Found in Japan, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by lichenologist Hiroshi Harada. This freshwater lichen has a relatively pale thallus. The species epithet honours Japanese botanist and lichenologist Isao Yoshimura.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Verrucaria yoshimurae H. Harada". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ Harada, H. (2011). "Taxonomic study on the freshwater species of Verrucariaceae of Japan (1). Verrucaria praetermissa and V. yoshimurae sp. nov". Lichenology. 10 (1): 33–41.
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