Thelenella monospora
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| Thelenella monospora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Thelenellales |
| Family: | Thelenellaceae |
| Genus: | Thelenella |
| Species: | T. monospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelenella monospora Aptroot & M.Cáceres (2016) | |
 Holotype: Amapá National Forest, Brazil | |
Thelenella monospora is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Thelenellaceae.[1] This lichen was discovered in 2016 growing on silica-rich rocks in the primary rainforest of Brazil's Amapá National Forest. It is unusual because its spore-containing structures hold only one large spore each, rather than the typical eight spores found in most related species.
Thelenella monospora was described as new to science in 2016 by André Aptroot and Marcela da Silva Cáceres, from material collected in the Amapá National Forest (eastern Brazilian Amazon). The holotype was gathered on siliceous rock in primary tall forest near the field station at about 30 m elevation; the specific epithet refers to its asci that contain a single ascospore.[2]