Lecanora loekoesii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in South Korea, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by Lei Lü, Yogesh Joshi, and Jae-Seoun Hur. The type specimen was collected on Mount Taebaek (Taebaek, Gangwon Province) at an altitude of 910 m (2,990 ft); here it was found growing on oak bark. It is only known to occur at the type locality. The specific epithet loekoesii honours Hungarian lichenologist László Lőkös, who collected the type specimen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Lecanora |
| Species: | L. loekoesii
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| Lecanora loekoesii L.Lü, Y.Joshi & Hur (2011)
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Description
editThe lichen forms a thin, grey, crust-like thallus that lacks soredia, pruina, and a prothallus. Its asci contains from 12 to 16 ascospores, each of which are ellipsoid, hyaline, and typically measure 12.6–15.3 by 7.5–8.5 μm. It contains several secondary chemicals, including atranorin, usnic acid, zeorin, and norstictic acid.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lü, Lei; Joshi, Yogesh; Elix, John A.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Wang, Hai Ying; Koh, Young Jin; Hur, Jae-Seoun (2011). "New and noteworthy species of the lichen genus Lecanora (Ascomycota; Lecanoraceae) from South Korea". The Lichenologist. 43 (4): 321–329. doi:10.1017/s0024282911000144. S2CID 86847408.
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