Buellia georgei is a species of lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2001 by lichenologists Ulrike Trinkaus, Helmut Mayrhofer, and John Elix. The type specimen was collected in Yanchep National Park (Western Australia); here it was found growing on soft limestone. It has also been recorded from South Australia, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory; preferred habitats are calcareous outcrops, on thin soil over limestone, or rarely on calcareous soil. The lichen produces some secondary compounds: arthothelin as a major metabolite, and minor amounts of 4,5-dichloronorlichexanthone and thiophanic acid. The specific epithet honours Western Australian botanist Alex George.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Buellia |
| Species: | B. georgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Buellia georgei Trinkaus, H.Mayrhofer & Elix (2001)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Trinkaus, Ulrike; Mayrhofer, Helmut; Elix, John A. (2001). "Revision of the Buellia epigaea-group (lichenized ascomycetes, Physciaceae) 2. The species in Australia". The Lichenologist. 33 (1): 47–62. doi:10.1006/lich.2000.0286. S2CID 86761658.
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