Pseudocyphellaria brattii
Pseudocyphellaria brattii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Peltigeraceae |
Genus: | Pseudocyphellaria |
Species: | P. brattii
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocyphellaria brattii D.J.Galloway & Kantvilas (1997) |
Pseudocyphellaria brattii is a species of
David John Galloway and Gintaras Kantvilas. The type specimen was collected along Mt. Dundas Track (Tasmania), where it was found growing on dead wood in a rainforest at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft). The specific epithet honours Tasmanian lichenologist Geoffrey Charles Bratt, who, according to the authors, "helped to keep Australian lichenology alive during the 'lean years'".[1]
The lichen is endemic to Tasmania, where it is uncommon. It typically grows in deep shade on logs, or on plants.[2]
References
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- ^ Kantvilas, G.; Elix, J.A. "A new species of Pseudocyphellaria, with a key to the Tasmanian species" (PDF). Muelleria. 12 (2): 217–221.