Biology:Verrucaria yoshimurae

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Short description: Species of lichen

Verrucaria yoshimurae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Verrucaria
Species:
V. yoshimurae
Binomial name
Verrucaria yoshimurae
H.Harada (2011)

Verrucaria yoshimurae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae.[1] Found in Japan, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by lichenologist Hiroshi Harada. This freshwater lichen has a relatively pale thallus. The species epithet honours Japanese botanist and lichenologist Isao Yoshimura.[2]

See also

  • List of Verrucaria species

References

  1. "Verrucaria yoshimurae H. Harada". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5B8JH. 
  2. Harada, H. (2011). "Taxonomic study on the freshwater species of Verrucariaceae of Japan (1). Verrucaria praetermissa and V. yoshimurae sp. nov.". Lichenology 10 (1): 33–41. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q115793961 entry