Allographa leptospora

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Allographa leptospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Allographa
Species:
A. leptospora
Binomial name
Allographa leptospora
Synonyms[1]
  • Graphis leptospora Vain. (1921)

Allographa leptospora is a species of

Chiang Mai Province, Thailand), where it was found growing on tree bark. Hosseus sent this and other lichens collected from Thailand to Vainio for identification.[2] Robert Lücking and Klaus Kalb transferred it to the genus Allographa in 2018.[3] In 2016, the lichen was reported from the Sintra Mountains, Portugal, which was its first documented occurrence in Europe.[4]

Allographa leptospora has a whitish

ascospores, which have up to 15 septa, typically measure 40–75 by 8.0–9.5 μm.[4]

References

  1. Species Fungorum
    . Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Vainio, E.A. (1921). "Lichenes in summo monte Doi Sutep (circ. 1675 m.s.m.) in Siam boreali anno 1904 a D:re C.C. Hosseo collecti". Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo" (in Latin). 1 (3): 33–55.
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