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Hypotrachyna oprah

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Hypotrachyna oprah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species:
H. oprah
Binomial name
Hypotrachyna oprah
Lendemer & J.L.Allen (2019)

Hypotrachyna oprah is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in the United States in North Carolina, Alabama, and Florida, it was described as new to science in 2019. It was named in honor of Oprah Winfrey.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lendemer, James C.; Allen, Jessica L. "Hypotrachyna oprah (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new foliose lichen with lichexanthone from southeastern North America". Castanea. 84 (1): 24–32. doi:10.2179/0008-7475.84.1.24.