Aspidothelium lueckingii
Aspidothelium lueckingii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) in the family Thelenellaceae.[1] Found in mountainous cloud forests in Bolivia, it was formally described in 2009 by lichenologist Adam Flakus. The type specimen was collected near Incachaca village (Chapare Province) at an elevation of 2,317 m (7,602 ft), where it was found growing on the bark of a pine tree. It is known only from the type locality. It is named in honour of German lichenologist Robert Lücking, "for his magnificent contribution to the knowledge of tropical lichens."[2]
| Aspidothelium lueckingii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Thelenellales |
| Family: | Thelenellaceae |
| Genus: | Aspidothelium |
| Species: | A. lueckingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidothelium lueckingii Flakus (2009) | |
Description
Characteristics of the lichen include its pale perithecia with seta-like appendages and large, regularly muriform ascospores. Aspidothelium lueckingii has a thin and smooth, green to greyish-green thallus with an irregular shape and an translucent, indistinct prothallus. It has a chlorococcoid photobiont partner, with green cells measuring 6–14 µm in diameter.[2]
References
- "Aspidothelium lueckingii Flakus". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- Flakus, A. (2009). "Aspidothelium lueckingii: a new lichenized fungus from Bolivia". Nova Hedwigia. 88 (1–2): 139–143. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2009/0088-0139.