Cryptothecia methylmicrophyllinica is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. Found in Java, it was formally described as a new species in 2007 by André Aptroot and Jos Leo Spier. The type specimen was collected by Pieter Groenhart in 1954 from West Bantam. The lichen makes a thin, dull, greyish-white thallus. It contains the secondary compound 5-O-microphyllinic acid, which is detectable using thin-layer chromatography; the specific epithet refers to the presence of this substance.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Arthoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptothecia |
| Species: | C. methylmicrophyllinica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptothecia methylmicrophyllinica Aptroot & Spier (2010)
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References
edit- ^ Aptroot, A.; Spier, J.L. (2010). "The lichen genus Cryptothecia (Arthoniaceae) in Java" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 66: 50–57.
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