Lichenopeltella rangiferinae

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Lichenopeltella rangiferinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Microthyriales
Family: Microthyriaceae
Genus: Lichenopeltella
Species:
L. rangiferinae
Binomial name
Lichenopeltella rangiferinae
Brackel (2011)

Lichenopeltella rangiferinae is a species of fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. [1]

Distribution

It was discovered growing on Cladonia rangiferina in Hrútey near Blönduós, Iceland and subsequently described as new to science in 2011. [2]

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References

  1. "Lichenopeltella rangiferinae Brackel". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. Brackel, Wolfgang von (2011). "Lichenopeltella rangiferinae sp. nov. and some other lichenicolous fungi from Iceland" (PDF). Acta Botanica Islandica. 15: 51–60.