Anomomorpha tuberculata
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| Anomomorpha tuberculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Anomomorpha |
| Species: | A. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomomorpha tuberculata Lücking, Umaña & Will-Wolf (2011) | |
Anomomorpha tuberculata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found in rare cerrado vegetation in southern Costa Rica, it was described as new to science in 2011. It is characterised by its conspicuous tubercles on the thallus and sessile lirellae.
Anomomorpha tuberculata was first formally described by lichenologists Robert Lücking, Loengrin Umaña-Tenorio, and Susan Will-Wolf in 2011. The type specimen was collected in Costa Rica, specifically in the Cerro Biolley Section of La Amistad International Park, at an altitude between 1,300 and 1,400 m (4,300 and 4,600 ft). The species epithet tuberculata refers to the prominent tubercles on the thallus.[2]
This lichen species is placed in the genus Anomomorpha due to its non-carbonized lirellae with strongly inspersed hymenium and minute ascospores. However, it deviates from other species in the genus because of its sessile lirellae and the absence of secondary substances. The large tubercles formed on the thallus are also unique within the Graphidaceae, making Anomomorpha tuberculata a distinct species.[2]