Fuscopannaria granulifera
Appearance
Fuscopannaria granulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Pannariaceae |
Genus: | Fuscopannaria |
Species: | F. granulifera
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Binomial name | |
Fuscopannaria granulifera P.M.Jørg. (2004)
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Fuscopannaria granulifera is a species of squamulose (scaley), corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Pannariaceae. Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2004 by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen. The type specimen was collected from the Great Himalayan National Park (Himachal Pradesh) at an elevation of 3,140 m (10,300 ft). It is only known to occur in the upper forests of western Himalayas. F. granulifera is the only corticolous member of its genus that has a green algal photobiont; all others have a cyanobacterial photobiont.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Jørgensen, Per M. (2004). "More, new Asian species in the lichen genus Fuscopannaria". The Lichenologist. 36 (3–4): 207–212. doi:10.1017/s002428290401429x. S2CID 86180219.