Lecanora inaurata is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in the United States, it was described as new to science in 2016 by Caleb Morse and Douglas Ladd. The lichen occurs in open hardwood-dominated woodlands of the Edwards Plateau and grasslands of the southern Great Plains in Oklahoma and Texas. It is a member of the L. subfusca group in genus Lecanora.[1]

Lecanora inaurata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. inaurata
Binomial name
Lecanora inaurata
C.A.Morse & Ladd (2016)

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References edit

  1. ^ Morse, Caleb A.; Ladd, Douglas (2016). "Lecanora inaurata, a new member of the L. subfusca group from central North America". The Lichenologist. 48 (5): 377–385. doi:10.1017/S0024282916000190.