Acanthothecis subfarinosa
| Acanthothecis subfarinosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Acanthothecis |
| Species: | A. subfarinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthothecis subfarinosa Feuerstein (2022)
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Acanthothecis subfarinosa is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae.[1] Found in Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 2022 by Shirley Feuerstein. The type specimen was collected from remnant cerrado in Campo Mourão (Paraná). The lichen has a greenish, cracked thallus lacking a cortex and lacking a prothallus. The asci contain 8 spores; the ascospores are hyaline, measuring 22–30 by 5 μm with 6 to 8 transverse septa. Acanthothecis subfarinosa contains norstictic acid, a lichen product that is detectable using thin-layer chromatography.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Acanthothecis subfarinosa Feuerstein". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ Feuerstein, Shirley Cunha; Aptroot, André; da Silveira, Rosa Mara Borges; Lücking, Robert; Cáceres, Marcela Eugenia da Silva (2022). "An updated world key to the species of Acanthothecis s. lat. (Ascomycota: Graphidaceae), with ten new species from Brazil". The Lichenologist. 54 (2): 87–99. doi:10.1017/s0024282922000019.