Bacidia depriestiana is a sorediate crustose lichen that grows on the bark of Quercus alba along forested streambanks on steep slopes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States.[1] First described in 2021, it has so far only been found in three locations, in Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[1]

Bacidia depriestiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Bacidia
Species:
B. depriestiana
Binomial name
Bacidia depriestiana
Lendemer & Keepers (2021)

Description

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Bacidia depriestiana has a yellowish-grey thallus, broken up into minute areoles that are often topped are topped irregular balls of grainy blue-gray soredia.[1] Since it reproduces asexually, chemistry is important for identifying it; it produces zeorin and atranorin.[1]

Etymology

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The species epithet, depriestiana, honors Paula DePriest, for her research contributions to Appalachian lichen biodiversity knowledge.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lendemer, James C.; Keepers, Kyle G (2021), "Bacidia depriestiana (Ramalinaceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America", The Bryologist, 124 (3): 362–375, doi:10.1639/0007-2745-124.3.362, S2CID 237649044