Lecanora aberrata
Lecanora aberrata is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally described in 1881 under the name Lecidea aberrata by Scottish lichenologist James Stirton. He discovered the type specimen in Taylor Range, near Brisbane, where it was growing on the bark of Eucalyptus crebra.[2] John Elix transferred it to Lecanora in 2007 because of the reduced or excluded algal cells in the apothecial margins, as well as the structure of its asci, both of which are features typical of this genus.[1]
| Lecanora aberrata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Lecanora |
| Species: | L. aberrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecanora aberrata (Stirt.) Elix (2007) | |
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Characteristics of Lecanora aberrata include its grey-white to creamy-white thallus, and the dense granular soridia on the upper surface. It contains the chemicals atranorin, pannarin, and arthrothelin. Spores are ellipsoid, measuring 8.5–11.0 by 5.0–6.5 μm.[1]
See also
References
- Elix, John A. (2007). "Notes on the taxonomy of Lecanora aberrata comb. nov. (lichenized Ascomycota)" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 60: 42–43.
- Stirton, James (1881). "Additions to the lichen flora of Queensland". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 17: 66–78.