Lithothelium grossum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. Found in China, it was formally described as a new species in 2006 by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (Mengla County, Yunnan) at an altitude of 550 m (1,800 ft); here it was found growing on a tree trunk. Lithothelium grossum is characterized by its large hyaline (translucent) ascospores, which measure 27–37 by 12–17 μm; these are the largest of hyaline-spored species in genus Lithothelium.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Pyrenulales |
| Family: | Pyrenulaceae |
| Genus: | Lithothelium |
| Species: | L. grossum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithothelium grossum Aptroot (2006)
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References
edit- ^ Aptroot, André (2006). "Three new species of Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) from China and Thailand, with a revised world key and annotated list of species". The Lichenologist. 38 (6): 541–548. doi:10.1017/s0024282906005913. S2CID 86408414.
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