Zeora strobilina
Species of lichen-forming fungus
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Zeora strobilina, also known as the mealy rim lichen, is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally described as Parmelia strobilina by German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1827.[3] The species was long treated in Lecanora, but was later transferred to Zeora when that genus was resurrected for the former Lecanora symmicta group in 2025.[4] It is distributed across North America and the Mediterranean region, and has also become established in South America and the Galápagos.[5] It can be distinguished from other closely related species, including Z. confusa, by the presence of the polyphenolic compound decarboxysquamatic acid in thin-layer chromatography.[6]
| Zeora strobilina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Zeora |
| Species: | Z. strobilina |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeora strobilina (Spreng.) L.M.Weber & Ivanovich (2025) | |
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