Pertusaria lueckingii
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| Pertusaria lueckingii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Pertusariaceae |
| Genus: | Pertusaria |
| Species: | P. lueckingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pertusaria lueckingii Bungartz, A.W.Archer & Elix (2015) | |
Pertusaria lueckingii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pertusariaceae.[1] Found on the Galápagos Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Frank Bungartz, Alan W. Archer, and John Elix. The type specimen was collected on Floreana Island, where it was found growing on the bark of a south-exposed trunk of Cedrella odorata. The species epithet honours German lichenogist Robert Lücking, "who first recognized this taxon as an independent species".[2]
