Hypotrachyna ahtiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is known only from the type locality in Venezuela, where it was collected in the Guyana Shield at an elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft). It is named to honour Finnish lichenologist Teuvo Ahti.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Hypotrachyna |
| Species: | H. ahtiana
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| Hypotrachyna ahtiana | |
References
edit- ^ Sipman, Harrie J.M.; Elix, John A.; Nash, Thomas H. (2009). Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae, Lichenized Fungi). Flora Neotropica. Vol. 104. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. p. 27.
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