Abrothallus canariensis
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Abrothallus canariensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Abrothallales |
Family: | Abrothallaceae |
Genus: | Abrothallus |
Species: | A. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Abrothallus canariensis Pérez-Ortega, van den Boom & Suija (2015)
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Abrothallus canariensis is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae.[1] Found in the Canary Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Sergio Pérez-Ortega, Pieter van den Boom, and Ave Suija. The type specimen was collected from Chinobre (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), where it was found on a Pseudocyphellaria aurata lichen that itself was growing on a species of Erica. The species epithet refers to the area of its type locality. The fungus is similar to Abrothallus secedens, but unlike that species, has four-spored asci, and larger ascospores that measure 16–25 by 6–9.5 μm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abrothallus canariensis Pérez-Ort., van den Boom & Suija". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Suija, Ave; De los Ríos, Asunción; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio (2015). "A molecular reappraisal of Abrothallus species growing on lichens of the order Peltigerales". Phytotaxa. 195 (3): 201–226. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.195.3.1.