Lecanora muscigena
| Lecanora muscigena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Lecanora |
| Species: | L. muscigena |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecanora muscigena Øvstedal & Fryday (2020) | |
Lecanora muscigena is a species of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described as new to science in 2020 by Dag Øvstedal & Alan Fryday. It is found in the subantarctic island of South Georgia, where it grows on ground-dwelling mosses.[1]
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References
- ^ Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Fryday, Alan; Smith, Ronald I. Lewis (2020). "Lecanora muscigena (Lichenized Ascomycota, Lecanorales), a new lichen species in the Lecanora fuscescens group from South Georgia". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 58 (2): 145–152. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1682625. S2CID 208593959.