Psora taurensis
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| Psora taurensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Psoraceae |
| Genus: | Psora |
| Species: | P. taurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psora taurensis Timdal, Bendiksby, Kahraman & Halıcı (2017) | |
Psora taurensis is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It is found in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey.
Psora taurensis was formally described as a new species in 2017 by Einar Timdal, Mika Bendiksby, Arife Merve Kahraman, and Mehmet Gökhan Halıcı. The type specimen was collected by Halıcı along the Gülnar-Silifke highway (near the exit to Kayrak) (Mersin Province); there, at an altitude between 1,000 and 1,020 m (3,280 and 3,350 ft), the lichen was found growing on soil over calcareous bedrock. The lichen's occurrence in the Taurus Mountains is alluded to in the species epithet taurensis. Molecular phylogenetic analysis shows that Psora tenuifolia is a sister species.[1]