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Hypotrachyna brasiliana

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Hypotrachyna brasiliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species:
H. brasiliana
Binomial name
Hypotrachyna brasiliana
(Nyl.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia brasiliana Nyl. (1885)

Hypotrachyna brasiliana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was originall described by William Nylander in 1885 as a species of Parmelia. Mason Hale transferred it to the new genus Hypotrachyna in 1975. The lichen is found in the mountains of southeastern Brazil at elevations of 800–2,400 m (2,600–7,900 ft), where it grows on siliceous rocks, or on mosses over rocks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Sipman, Harrie J.M.; Elix, John A.; Nash, Thomas H. (2009). Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae, Lichenized Fungi). Flora Neotropica. Vol. 104. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. p. 35.