Buellia magaliesbergensis
Buellia magaliesbergensis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists John Alan Elix and Helmut Mayrhofer. The type specimen was collected in the Magaliesberg Range (Orange Free State), at an altitude of 1,720 m (5,640 ft). Here the saxicolous lichen was found growing on rocks on the ground. The species epithet refers to the type locality, which is the only location where the lichen has been documented. The results of standard chemical spot tests are: thallus K+ (yellow), P+ (yellow-orange), and C−. Buellia magaliesbergensis contains norstictic acid as a major secondary chemical, and connorstictic acid as a minor compound.[1]
| Buellia magaliesbergensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Buellia |
| Species: | B. magaliesbergensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Buellia magaliesbergensis Elix & H.Mayrhofer (2021) | |
See also
References
- Elix, John A.; Mayrhofer, Helmut; Wetschnig, Wolfgang (2021). "Two new species of buellioid lichens (Caliciaceae, Ascomycota) from South Africa" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 89: 44–48.
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