Lecania leprosa
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| Lecania leprosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Lecania |
| Species: | L. leprosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecania leprosa Reese Næsb. & Vondrák (2008) | |
Lecania leprosa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. It occurs in Eastern Europe.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2008 by Rikke Reese Næsborg and Jan Vondrák. The type specimen was collected from Devín (Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia), where it was found growing on the mortar of a northwest-exposed wall. The species epithet leprosa means "scurfy" or "scaley", and refers to the form of the lichen thallus.[1]