Menegazzia tenuis
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| Menegazzia tenuis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Menegazzia |
| Species: | M. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Menegazzia tenuis R.Sant. (1942) | |
Menegazzia tenuis is a species of foliose lichen found in southern South America. It was formally described as a new species in 1942 by Swedish lichenologist Rolf Santesson. The type specimen was collected from Puerto Angosto (Desolación Island, Chile)[1] The lichen contains atranorin, lichesterinic acid, and protolichesterinic acid as major lichen products.[2]
