Biology:Hypotrachyna oprah

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Short description: Species of fungus

Hypotrachyna oprah
Scientific classification edit
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 foliose 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 by lichenologists James Lendemer and Jessica Allen. It was named in honor of Oprah Winfrey. It contains the secondary chemical lichexanthone.[1]

References

  1. Lendemer, James C.; Allen, Jessica L. (2019). "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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q96381542 entry