Myriotrema subanamaliense
Myriotrema subanamaliense is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Thailand, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and Brian J. Coppins. The type specimen was collected in Namtok Phlio National Park (Chanthaburi Province) on a trail beside Phlio fall. Its distribution in Thailand includes lowland rainforests at elevations between 50 and 80 m (160 and 260 ft), and dry dipterocarp forests at elevations around 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
| Myriotrema subanamaliense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Myriotrema |
| Species: | M. subanamaliense |
| Binomial name | |
| Myriotrema subanamaliense | |
Myriotrema subanamaliense has a shiny and smooth, greenish-grey thallus with a dense cortex and a white medulla. It has numerous individual round-pored apothecia, which are immersed in the medulla. The lichen contains constictic and stictic acids, which are secondary chemicals. The specific epithet refers to its resemblance to Myriotrema anamaliense, a lookalike with much larger ascospores.[1]
References
- Homchantara, N.; Coppins, B.J. (2002). "New species of the lichen family Theotremataceae in SE Asia". The Lichenologist. 34 (2): 113–140. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0382. S2CID 85429979.