Enterographa kinabaluensis
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| Enterographa kinabaluensis | |
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| Thallus of Enterographa_kinabaluensis, showing punctiform soralia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Enterographa |
| Species: | E. kinabaluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterographa kinabaluensis Sparrius & Kalb (2020) | |
Enterographa kinabaluensis is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] Found in coastal rainforests on the island of Borneo, it was described as a new species in 2020. Characterised by its white thallus, punctiform (dot-like) soralia and norstictic acid content, this lichen is readily recognisable when fertile.
Enterographa kinabaluensis was first described by lichenologists Lauren Sparrius and Klaus Kalb. The type specimen was collected in a coastal rainforest on Sapi Island (the location of a public marine park), near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The species name kinabaluensis is derived from the type locality near Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.[2] Although the presence of ascomata on the soredia might initially suggest a parasitic relationship, this was ruled out by the authors because of the identical chemistry of both the thallus and the ascomatal margin.[2]