Biology:Leprocaulon beechingii
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Short description: Species of lichen
Leprocaulon beechingii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Leprocaulales |
Family: | Leprocaulaceae |
Genus: | Leprocaulon |
Species: | L. beechingii
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Binomial name | |
Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer (2020)
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Leprocaulon beechingii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Leprocaulaceae.[1] Found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologist James Lendemer. Its main distinguishing physical characteristic is the placodioid thallus of the normandinoides-type, with raised, crisp margins. Chemically, it contains the secondary chemical products zeorin and usnic acid. The latter of these substances gives the thallus a greenish-yellow colouration.[2]
References
- ↑ "Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/9Z9Y4.
- ↑ Lendemer, James C. (2020). "Leprocaulon beechingii (Leprocaulaceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America". The Bryologist 123 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.1.001.
Wikidata ☰ Q107978214 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprocaulon beechingii.
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