Gibbosporina amphorella
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| Gibbosporina amphorella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Pannariaceae |
| Genus: | Gibbosporina |
| Species: | G. amphorella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbosporina amphorella Elvebakk & S.G.Hong (2016) | |
Gibbosporina amphorella is a species of foliose lichen in the family Pannariaceae. It was described as a new species in 2016 by Arve Elvebakk and Soon Gyu Hong. The specific epithet, derived from the Latin amphora ("urn") and ella- (a diminutive suffix), refers to the small pycnidia (measuring 0.2 by 0.2 mm), that are shaped like urns. The lichen is only known to occur in a small subtropical forested area in New Caledonia.[1]
