Astrothelium condoricum
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| Astrothelium condoricum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Trypetheliales |
| Family: | Trypetheliaceae |
| Genus: | Astrothelium |
| Species: | A. condoricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrothelium condoricum Aptroot (2016) | |
Astrothelium condoricum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. Found in Ecuador, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected by the author from the Cordillera del Cóndor (Morona-Santiago Province) at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft); here it was found growing on the smooth bark of trees in a montane forest. The lichen thallus is completely covered by a bright orange pigment; it also has a bright scarlet internal pigment. Chemical analysis of the lichen using thin-layer chromatography revealed the presence of two unnamed anthraquinones. The species epithet condoricum refers to the type locality.[1]