Usnea taylorii is a fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

Usnea taylorii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Usnea
Species:
U. taylorii
Binomial name
Usnea taylorii

Ecology

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Its predators include the land snail Notodiscus hookeri.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hooker, J.D. London J. Bot. 3: 657 (1844)
  2. ^ Gadea, A., Le Pogam, P., Biver, G., Boustie, J., Le Lamer, A. C., Le Dévéhat, F., & Charrier, M. (2017). "Which Specialized Metabolites Does the Native Subantarctic Gastropod Notodiscus hookeri Extract from the Consumption of the Lichens Usnea taylorii and Pseudocyphellaria crocata?". Molecules 22(3): 425. doi:10.3390/molecules22030425