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Herpothallon minimum

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Herpothallon minimum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Herpothallon
Species:
H. minimum
Binomial name
Herpothallon minimum
Aptroot & Lücking (2009)

Herpothallon minimum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Arthoniaceae.[1] Originally described from specimens collected in Costa Rica, the lichen was formally described as new to science in 2009 by the lichenologists André Aptroot and Robert Lücking. It is also found in Africa and South America, in lower-elevation mountainous rainforests. Herpothallon minimum is the only species of Herpothallon that produces the substance 2'-O-methylperlatolic acid as its major secondary metabolite.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Herpothallon minimum Aptroot & Lücking". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Aptroot, André; Thor, Göran; Lücking, Robert; Elix, John A.; Chaves, J.L. (2009). "The lichen genus Herpothallon reinstated". In Aptroot, André; Seaward, Mark R.D.; Sparrius, Laurens B. (eds.). Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens: Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 99. J. Cramer. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-3-443-58078-0.