Abrothallus etayoi
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| Abrothallus etayoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Abrothallales |
| Family: | Abrothallaceae |
| Genus: | Abrothallus |
| Species: | A. etayoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrothallus etayoi Pérez-Ortega & Suija (2015) | |
Abrothallus etayoi is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae.[1] Found in Mexico, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Ave Suija and Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type specimen was collected from Angahuan (Michoacán) at an elevation of 2,470 m (8,100 ft); there, in a pine-oak forest, it was found growing on a Sticta lichen that itself was growing on oak. The species epithet honours Spanish lichenologist Javier Etayo, "a keen collector of lichenicolous fungi and lichens".[2]
Abrothallus etayoi differs from other Abrothallus fungi by the shape of its pycnidia (barrel-shaped to somewhat spherical), and by its single-celled conidia that measure 11–17.5 by 7–11 μm. Although known only from the type locality, the authors suggest that the fungus may have a wider distribution in Mexico due to the prevalence of the ecosystem from which it was collected.[2]
