Lepraria goughensis
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| Lepraria goughensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Lepraria |
| Species: | L. goughensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepraria goughensis Elix & Øvstedal (2005) | |
Lepraria goughensis is a little-known species of leprose lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae.[1] It is only known to occur on Gough Island in the south Atlantic Ocean.
Lepraria goughensis was described by the lichenologists John Elix and Dag Øvstedal in 2005.[2] The type specimen was collected on Seal Beach. The species epithet refers to Gough Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands in the south Atlantic.[3]