Lecanora lichexanthoxylina

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Lecanora lichexanthoxylina
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. lichexanthoxylina
Binomial name
Lecanora lichexanthoxylina
Aptroot & M.F.Souza (2021)

Lecanora lichexanthoxylina is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in Maracaju Mountain Range in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil), it was formally described as a new species in 2021 by André Aptroot and Maria Fernanda Souza. The specific epithet refers to the presence of lichexanthone, a secondary chemical.[1]

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