Lecanora vainioi
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| Lecanora vainioi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Lecanora |
| Species: | L. vainioi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecanora vainioi Vänskä (1986) | |
Lecanora vainioi is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It is found in Brazil, where it grows on granitic rocks. It was described as a new species in 1986 by Finnish botanist Heino Vänskä. The epithet vainioi honours lichenologist Edvard Vainio (1853–1929), who did pioneering work on the Brazilian lichens.[1]
The crust-like thallus of Lecanora vainioi ranges in colour from yellowish-white to very pale yellowish grey. The areolae are initially tightly attached (adnate) and cushion-shaped (pulvinate), but later merge so that the crust surface becomes irregularly wrinkled (verrucose) and partly rimose (containing clefts, cracks, or fissures).[1]
Secondary chemicals produced by the lichen include atranorin, epinorin, and zeorin.[1]