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Bacidia depriestiana

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Species of lichen-forming fungus

Bacidia depriestiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Bacidia
Species: B. depriestiana
Binomial name
Bacidia depriestiana
Lendemer & Keepers (2021)

Bacidia depriestiana is a sorediate crustose lichen that grows on the bark of Quercus alba along forested streambanks on steep slopes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States. First described in 2021, it has so far only been found in three locations, in Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Description

Bacidia depriestiana has a yellowish-grey thallus, broken up into minute areoles that are often topped are topped irregular balls of grainy blue-gray soredia. Since it reproduces asexually, chemistry is important for identifying it; it produces zeorin and atranorin.

Etymology

The species epithet, depriestiana, honors Paula DePriest, for her research contributions to Appalachian lichen biodiversity knowledge.

References

  1. ^ Lendemer, James C.; Keepers, Kyle G (2021), "Bacidia depriestiana (Ramalinaceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America", The Bryologist, 124 (3): 362–375, doi:10.1639/0007-2745-124.3.362, S2CID 237649044
Taxon identifiers
Bacidia depriestiana


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