Carbacanthographis tetrinspersa
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| Carbacanthographis tetrinspersa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Carbacanthographis |
| Species: | C. tetrinspersa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carbacanthographis tetrinspersa Aptroot (2022) | |
Carbacanthographis tetrinspersa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found in the primary rainforests of Mato Grosso, Brazil, C. tetrinspersa is named for its characteristic ascospores and inspersed hymenium.
Described by the Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot in 2022, Carbacanthographis tetrinspersa is characterized by its distinctive lirellae (a type of fruiting body) with a pruinose (frosty appearance) disc and labia top, and its clavate (club-shaped) 3-septate (divided into three sections) ascospores. The species name tetrinspersa refers to the four-loculate (four-chambered) ascospores and the inspersed hymenium (the tissue layer containing the spore-producing asci).[2]