Lecanactis leprarica

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Lecanactis leprarica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Roccellaceae
Genus: Lecanactis
Species:
L. leprarica
Binomial name
Lecanactis leprarica
Kalb & Aptroot (2021)

Lecanactis leprarica is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Cameroon, it was described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists Klaus Kalb and André Aptroot. The type was collected near the Bewala Campala village (Eastern Province), at an altitude of about 700 m (2,300 ft). Here it was found growing on tree bark in a forest clearing. The specific epithet leprarica refers to its main secondary chemical, lepraric acid. It also contains norstictic acid as a minor metabolite. Both the thallus and apothecia of the lichen turn red with the K chemical spot test.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kalb, Klaus; Aptroot, André (2021). "New lichens from Africa" (PDF). Archive for Lichenology. 28: 1–12.