Lepraria malouina

Lepraria malouina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Lepraria
Species:
L. malouina
Binomial name
Lepraria malouina
Øvstedal (2012)

Lepraria malouina is a species of leprose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] Found on the Falkland Islands, it was described as a new species in 2012 by Dag Øvstedal. It contains both usnic acid and stictic acid as its main secondary metabolites (lichen products).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lepraria malouina Øvstedal". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ^ Fryday, Alan M.; Øvstedal, Dag O. (2012). "New species, combinations and records of lichenized fungi from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)". The Lichenologist. 44 (4): 483–500. Bibcode:2012ThLic..44..483F. doi:10.1017/s0024282912000163.


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