Lecanora muscigena
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Lecanoraceae |
Genus: | Lecanora |
Species: | L. muscigena
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Binomial name | |
Lecanora muscigena Øvstedal & Fryday (2020)
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Lecanora muscigena is a species of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described as new to science in 2020 by Dag Øvstedal & Alan Fryday. It is found in the subantarctic island of South Georgia, where it grows on ground-dwelling mosses.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Fryday, Alan; Smith, Ronald I. Lewis (2020). "Lecanora muscigena (Lichenized Ascomycota, Lecanorales), a new lichen species in the Lecanora fuscescens group from South Georgia". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 58 (2): 145–152. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1682625. S2CID 208593959.