Pyrenula leucostoma
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Pyrenulales |
| Family: | Pyrenulaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrenula |
| Species: | P. leucostoma
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| Pyrenula leucostoma | |
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Synonymy
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Pyrenula leucostoma is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae.
Description
[edit | edit source]Pyrenula leucostoma is a crustose lichen that has a grey-brown and brown to olive green thallus, and subglobose black ascomata which measure 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The lichen was formally described as a new species by Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1814.[1][4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The species is pantropical, found in areas including Southeastern North America, the Caribbean and Australia, in eastern Queensland, New South Wales and on Norfolk Island.[3][5] It was first recognised as being present in New Zealand in 2015.[2] The species is often found in open, coastal habitats and shaded forests, found on the bark of hardwood trees.[3][5]
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See also
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