Pertusaria mccroryae
Pertusaria mccroryae is a species of white or greenish white crustose lichen.[1] It is found in northwestern North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana), in forests with old trees.[1] It grows from low elevation to 1700m on bark of living trees (Picea sitchensis, Thuja plicata, and Tsuga heterophylla) or on logs, and is named in honor of Colleen McCrory, a Canadian Environmental Activist.[1] The spore size and the chemistry distinguish it from other members of the genus.[2]
| Pertusaria mccroryae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Pertusariaceae |
| Genus: | Pertusaria |
| Species: | P. mccroryae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pertusaria mccroryae Björk, Goward & T. Sprib. | |
References
- Spribille, Toby; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Tønsberg, Tor; Schirokauer, Dave (2010). "Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Alaska, in a global biodiversity context". The Bryologist. 113 (3): 439–515.
- Archer, AW; Elix, AJ (2018). "Preliminary World-wide Key to the Lichen Genus Pertusaria (including Lepra species)". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
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