Capronia harrisiana is a lichenicolous fungus on the tripartite foliose lichen Crocodia aurata.[1] Although the host species is widespread in many areas of the world, no species of Capronia has previously been reported from Crocodia aurata, and Capronia harrisiana appears to be endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains in southeastern North America. The new species is characterized by 50–120 μm wide ascomata, 40–95 μm long setae, (1–)3-septate, pale brown, 11.9–15.7 × 4.4–5.8 μm ascospores, and an I+ red hymenium.[2]
| Capronia harrisiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Chaetothyriales |
| Family: | Herpotrichiellaceae |
| Genus: | Capronia |
| Species: | C. harrisiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Capronia harrisiana Hollinger & Lendemer (2021)
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References edit
- ^ "Capronia harrisiana Hollinger & Lendemer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Jason P. Hollinger and James C. Lendemer "Capronia harrisiana (Ascomycota, Chaetothyriales), a new lichenicolous species on Crocodia aurata from the southern Appalachian Mountains of southeastern North America," The Bryologist 124(4), 522–532, (3 November 2021). https://doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745-124.4.522
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