Sagiolechia phaeospora
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| Sagiolechia phaeospora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Ostropales |
| Family: | Sagiolechiaceae |
| Genus: | Sagiolechia |
| Species: | S. phaeospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagiolechia phaeospora Fryday & T.Sprib. (2020) | |
Sagiolechia phaeospora is a species of crustose lichen in the family Sagiolechiaceae.[1] It is found in the alpine tundra of Alaska.
The lichen was described as a new species in 2020 by the lichenologists Alan Fryday and Toby Spribille. The type specimen was collected from the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in Glacier Bay National Park. It was found on Excursion Ridge at an elevation of 918 m (3,012 ft), where it was growing on argillite rock. The specific epithet phaeospora refers to its brownish ascospores, a feature that is unique in the genus Sagiolechia.[2]