Herpothallon polyisidiatum
| Herpothallon polyisidiatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Arthoniaceae |
| Genus: | Herpothallon |
| Species: | H. polyisidiatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Herpothallon polyisidiatum P.F.Chen & L.L.Zhang (2022)
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Herpothallon polyisidiatum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. Found in China, it was formally described as a new species in 2022 by Pengfei Chen and Lulu Zhang. The type was collected from Mangshan National Forest Park (Qingyuan, Guangdong) at an elevation of 1,716 m (5,630 ft). The lichen contains stictic acid, a lichen product that can be detected using thin-layer chromatography. The species epithet refers to polyisidiatum refers to the pseudisidia, which are plentiful in this species.[1]
References
- ^ Chen, Pengfei; Liu, Linlin; Xie, Congmiao; Zhang, Lulu (2022). "Four new species of Herpothallon (Arthoniaceae, Arthoniales, Arthoniomycetes, Ascomycota) from China". Phytotaxa. 536 (1): 83–91. Bibcode:2022Phytx.536...83C. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.536.1.5. S2CID 247068581.