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Psora nipponica (Zahlbr.) Gotth. Schneid.

liquen esquamata, Scale lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Lecanorales

Family
Psoraceae

Genus
Psora

Species
nipponica

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Psora novomexicana, fide Elix & McCarthy (1998), Toninia novomexicana: specimen in COLO (L-44020), Cavagnaro s.n., Pinzón, det. E. Timdal, 1990

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

References

  • Elix, J.A. McCarthy, P.M. (1998) Catalogue of the Lichens of the Smaller Pacific Islands. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 70, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart, 361pp.

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