Menegazzia tarkinea
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| Menegazzia tarkinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Menegazzia |
| Species: | M. tarkinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Menegazzia tarkinea Kantvilas (2012) | |
Menegazzia tarkinea is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It occurs in North West Tasmania (Australia).
The species was described as new to science by lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas in 2012. The type specimen was collected along the Savage River Pipeline Road, where it was found at the edge of a rainforest growing on Nothofagus cunninghamii. The specific epithet refers to the Tarkine, an area containing the biodiverse Savage River National Park in northwest Tasmania.[1]