Melanohalea austroamericana
Species of lichen
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Melanohalea austroamericana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was described as a new species in 2016. The lichen is known only from two specimens collected in Chile's Laguna del Laja National Park, where they were discovered growing on bark in a forest of Chilean cedar. The specific epithet austroamericana refers to its South American distribution.[1]
| Melanohalea austroamericana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Melanohalea |
| Species: | M. austroamericana |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanohalea austroamericana | |
Although Melanohalea ushuaiensis is somewhat similar in appearance to Melanohalea austroamericana, the latter species is clearly distinguished from the former by the presence of both soredia and isidia.[1]
