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Bulbothrix thomasiana

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Bulbothrix thomasiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Bulbothrix
Species:
B. thomasiana
Binomial name
Bulbothrix thomasiana
Benatti & Marcelli (2011)

Bulbothrix thomasiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is a corticolous species that grows on tree trunks in the northern and central parts of South America. The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2011 by lichenologists Michel Benatti and Marcelo Marcelli. The specific epithet honours American lichenologist Thomas Hawkes Nash III.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Marcelli, M.P.; Canêz, L.S.; Benatti, M.N.; Spielmann, A.A.; Jungbluth, P.; Elix, J.A. (2011). "Taxonomical novelties in Parmeliaceae". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 106: 211–224.