Fuscopannaria obtegens

Fuscopannaria obtegens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Pannariaceae
Genus:	Fuscopannaria
Species:	F. obtegens
Binomial name
	Fuscopannaria obtegens; P.M.Jørg. (2007)

Fuscopannaria obtegens is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Pannariaceae. Found in China, it was formally described as a new species in 2007 by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen. The type specimen was collected from Nyingchi-Dongjuk (southeastern Tibet) at an elevation of 4,430 m (14,530 ft); there, on a south-facing slope, it was found growing on the stems of Juniper. It is only known to occur in the type locality. The widely spread thallus of the lichen is made of dichotomously branched, brown squamules up to 2 mm (0.08 in) in diameter. The squamules are imbricating, meaning they overlap each other; according to the author, they give the impression of a tiled roof reminiscent of stave churches in Norway.[1]

References

Jørgensen, Per M. (2007). "New discoveries in Asian pannariaceous lichens". The Lichenologist. 39 (3): 235–243. doi:10.1017/s0024282907006858. S2CID 86139753.

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[Jørgensen_2007-1] Jørgensen, Per M. (2007). "New discoveries in Asian pannariaceous lichens". The Lichenologist. 39 (3): 235–243. doi:10.1017/s0024282907006858. S2CID 86139753.