Lepraria malouina
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| Lepraria malouina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Lepraria |
| Species: | L. malouina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepraria malouina Øvstedal (2012) | |
Lepraria malouina is a species of leprose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] Found on the Falkland Islands, it was described as a new species in 2012 by Dag Øvstedal. It contains both usnic acid and stictic acid as its main secondary metabolites (lichen products).[2]
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