Bunodophoron crespoae
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| Bunodophoron crespoae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Sphaerophoraceae |
| Genus: | Bunodophoron |
| Species: | B. crespoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bunodophoron crespoae Soto, M.Prieto & Wedin (2018) | |
Bunodophoron crespoae is a species of ground-dwelling, fruticose lichen in the family Sphaerophoraceae.[1] It is found in the Páramo of south-east Colombia, growing in association with moss.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2018 by Edier Soto Medina, Maria Prieto, and Mats Wedin. The type specimen was collected from the high-altitude páramo ecosystem of Gabriel López in Cauca, Colombia. It was found at an elevation of 3,200 m (10,500 ft), growing on the ground alongside Sphagnum moss. The species epithet honours the Spanish lichenologist Ana Crespo.[2]