| Alectoria brodoana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Alectoria |
| Species: | A. brodoana |
| Binomial name | |
| Alectoria brodoana Essl. (2016) | |
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| Holotype: Cerro la Peña, Mexico [1] | |
Alectoria brodoana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. [2] It was formally described as a new species in 2016 by the American lichenologist Theodore Esslinger. [1] The species epithet brodoana honors the emeritus scientist and lichenologist Irwin M. Brodo. [3]
Found only in Mexico, Alectoria brodoana is restricted to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in Oaxaca and the southern Sierra Madre Oriental in Veracruz. It typically grows on pine trees in montane habitats at elevations between 2,000 and 3,800 m (6,600 and 12,500 ft). [1]
Alectoria brodoana is identified by the C+ (red) medulla, indicating the presence of olivetoric acid. It is chemically similar to Alectoria mexicana , and has been historically mistaken for this species. It is morphologically similar to the widespread Alectoria lata . [1]
