Verrucaria yoshimurae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae.[1] Found in Japan, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by lichenologist Hiroshi Harada. This freshwater lichen has a relatively pale thallus. The species epithet honours Japanese botanist and lichenologist Isao Yoshimura.[2]
Verrucaria yoshimurae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Verrucariales |
Family: | Verrucariaceae |
Genus: | Verrucaria |
Species: | V. yoshimurae
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Binomial name | |
Verrucaria yoshimurae H.Harada (2011)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Verrucaria yoshimurae H. Harada". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Harada, H. (2011). "Taxonomic study on the freshwater species of Verrucariaceae of Japan (1). Verrucaria praetermissa and V. yoshimurae sp. nov". Lichenology. 10 (1): 33–41.
External links
edit- Natural History Museum & Institute, Chiba Images of the holotype specimen