Leprocaulon beechingii
Leprocaulon beechingii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Leprocaulaceae.[1] Found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologist James Lendemer. Its main distinguishing physical characteristic is the placodioid thallus of the normandinoides-type, with raised, crisp margins. Chemically, it contains the secondary chemical products zeorin and usnic acid. The latter of these substances gives the thallus a greenish-yellow colouration.[2]
| Leprocaulon beechingii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Leprocaulales |
| Family: | Leprocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Leprocaulon |
| Species: | L. beechingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer (2020) | |
References
- "Leprocaulon beechingii Lendemer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- Lendemer, James C. (2020). "Leprocaulon beechingii (Leprocaulaceae), a new species from the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America". The Bryologist. 123 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.1.001. S2CID 212649999.
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