| Myeloconis fecunda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Gyalectales |
| Family: | Porinaceae |
| Genus: | Myeloconis |
| Species: | M. fecunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Myeloconis fecunda P.M.McCarthy & Elix (1996) | |
Myeloconis fecunda is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Porinaceae. [1] Found in Malaysia and the Guianas, it was formally described as a new species in 1996 by Patrick M. McCarthy and John Elix. They used the species epithet fecunda because it is "the most abundantly and consistently fertile of the species". [2]
The species is identified by its unique thallus chemistry, which is relatively uncomplicated (containing only myeloconone B as a major compound), as well as its elongated ascospores (ranging from 188 to 300 μm) and comparatively inconspicuous large ascomata in comparison to other related species. [2]
