Lecanora viridipruinosa

Lecanora viridipruinosa is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae.[2] Found in Alaska, it was formally described as a new species by lichenologists Måns Svensson and Toby Spribille. The type specimen was collected from the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in Glacier Bay National Park. Here it was found growing on exposed argillite rock in an alpine heath at an elevation of 920 m (3,020 ft). The specific epithet viridipruinosa refers to the greenish pruina on the discs of the apothecia. The lichen is only known to occur in the type locality.[1]

Lecanora viridipruinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. viridipruinosa
Binomial name
Lecanora viridipruinosa
M.Svenss. & T.Sprib. (2020)
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Holotype site: Excursion Ridge in Glacier Bay National Park[1]

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  1. ^ a b Spribille, Toby; Fryday, Alan M.; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Svensson, Måns; Tønsberg, Tor; Ekman, Stefan; Holien, Håkon; Resl, Philipp; Schneider, Kevin; Stabentheiner, Edith; Thüs, Holger; Vondrák, Jan; Sharman, Lewis (2020). "Lichens and associated fungi from Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska". The Lichenologist. 52 (2): 61–181. doi:10.1017/S0024282920000079. hdl:10261/232567.
  2. ^ "Lecanora viridipruinosa M. Svenss. & T. Sprib". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 October 2023.