Tricharia duotela
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| Tricharia duotela | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Gomphillaceae |
| Genus: | Tricharia |
| Species: | T. duotela |
| Binomial name | |
| Tricharia duotela W.B.Sanders & Lücking (2015) | |
Tricharia duotela is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Gomphillaceae.[1] It is characterized by its pale greenish-grey to white color, small ascospores, and preference for open habitats. Found in South Florida, it can be found on the leaves of saw palmetto in pine barrens. This lichen is similar to other species in the genus Tricharia, but it is differentiated by its smaller ascospores and unique diahyphae.
Tricharia duotela was formally described by lichenologists William Sanders and Robert Lücking. The species was discovered by the first author in Lee County, Florida, at the Florida Gulf Coast University campus on May 31, 2014. The holotype specimen was found on the leaf blade of a Serenoa repens plant. The species epithet duotela comes from the Latin word telum ("weapon"), referring to the morphologically distinct sterile setae and hyphophores of the lichen.[2]