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Lepraria juanfernandezii

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Species of lichen

Lepraria juanfernandezii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Lepraria
Species: L. juanfernandezii
Binomial name
Lepraria juanfernandezii
M.Kukwa (2019)

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.

References

  1. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Lepraria juanfernandezii


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