Lepra lichexanthonorstictica
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| Lepra lichexanthonorstictica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Pertusariaceae |
| Genus: | Lepra |
| Species: | L. lichexanthonorstictica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepra lichexanthonorstictica Aptroot (2021) | |
Lepra lichexanthonorstictica is a species of crustose and corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Pertusariaceae. Found in Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 2021 by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected by Aptroot from the summit area of Quiriri (Garuva), at an altitude of 1,350 m (4,430 ft); here it was found growing on the bark of a pine tree. The lichen is named after its two major secondary compounds, lichexanthone and norstictic acid. Lepra lichexanthonorstictica has a thin, smooth and glossy thallus ranging in colour from white to very pale yellowish. The thallus has discrete, rounded soralia measuring about 0.5–0.9 mm in diameter.[1]
