Biology:Lecanora muscigena

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Short description: Species of lichen

Lecanora muscigena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. muscigena
Binomial name
Lecanora muscigena
Øvstedal & Fryday (2020)

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]

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References

  1. 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. 

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