Biology:Astrothelium inspersotuberculosum
| Astrothelium inspersotuberculosum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Trypetheliales |
| Family: | Trypetheliaceae |
| Genus: | Astrothelium |
| Species: | A. inspersotuberculosum
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| Astrothelium inspersotuberculosum Flakus & Aptroot (2016)
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Astrothelium inspersotuberculosum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. Found in Bolivia, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by lichenologists Adam Flakus and André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected near Florida village in Hacienda Chirapa (José Miguel de Velasco Province, Santa Cruz Department); there, at an altitude of 200 m (660 ft), it was found in a lowland Amazon forest. It is somewhat similar to Astrothelium tuberculosum, but unlike that species, it has an [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] (i.e., interpenetrated with granules). Both this characteristic and its resemblance to its namesake are reflected in the species epithet inspersotuberculosum.[1]
References
- ↑ Flakus, Adam; Kukwa, Martin; Aptroot, André (2016). "Trypetheliaceae of Bolivia: an updated checklist with descriptions of twenty-four new species". The Lichenologist 48 (6): 661–692. doi:10.1017/s0024282915000559.
Wikidata ☰ Q107503794 entry
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