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Cladonia camerunensis

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Cladonia camerunensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. camerunensis
Binomial name
Cladonia camerunensis
Ahti & Flakus (2016)

Cladonia camerunensis is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in Cameroon, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by lichenologists Teuvo Ahti and Adam Flakus. The type specimen was collected on Minloua Mountain, west of Yaoundé, at an altitude of 780 m (2,560 ft). Here the lichen was found growing among plant debris over rock in open areas. The species is only known to occur in two locations on Minloua Mountain, which is a tropical inselberg. Secondary chemicals that are found in the lichen include barbatic acid (a major metabolite) and didymic acid (a minor component).[1]

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  1. ^ Ahti, Teuvo; Pino-Bodas, Raquel; Flakus, Adam; Stenroos, Soili (2016). "Additions to the global diversity of Cladonia". The Lichenologist. 48 (5): 517–526. doi:10.1017/s0024282916000220. S2CID 89395261.