Myriotrema muluense
Appearance
Myriotrema muluense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Graphidales |
Family: | Graphidaceae |
Genus: | Myriotrema |
Species: | M. muluense
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Binomial name | |
Myriotrema muluense |
Myriotrema muluense is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Malaysia, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and Brian J. Coppins. The type specimen was collected by the second author from Gunung Mulu National Park (Sarawak) at an altitude of 150 m (490 ft). It specific epithet refers to the type locality, the only location the species is known to occur. The lichen has a smooth and shiny, grey olivaceous thallus with a thick cortex and a white medulla. It does not contain any lichen substances.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Homchantara, N.; Coppins, B.J. (2002). "New species of the lichen family Theotremataceae in SE Asia". The Lichenologist. 34 (2): 113–140. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0382. S2CID 85429979.