Lecanora lichexanthoxylina

Lecanora lichexanthoxylina is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in Maracaju Mountain Range in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil), it was formally described as a new species in 2021 by André Aptroot and Maria Fernanda Souza. The specific epithet refers to the presence of lichexanthone, a secondary chemical.[1]

Lecanora lichexanthoxylina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. lichexanthoxylina
Binomial name
Lecanora lichexanthoxylina
Aptroot & M.F.Souza (2021)

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  1. ^ Aptroot, André; Souza, Maria Fernanda; Spielmann, Adriano Afonso (2021). "Two new crustose Cladonia species with strepsilin and other new lichens from the Serra de Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 42 (8): 137–148. doi:10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2021v42a8. S2CID 235769759.