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Tephromela eviolacea

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Species of lichen

Tephromela eviolacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Tephromelataceae
Genus: Tephromela
Species: T. eviolacea
Binomial name
Tephromela eviolacea
Haldeman & McCune (2021)

Tephromela eviolacea is a species of corticolous, crustose lichen in the family Tephromelataceae. Found the Pacific Northwest of the United States at middle elevations, this lichen usually grows on bark of maple trees, but has also has been reported from pines, Douglas fir, and Umbellularia californica. Typically lichen in the genus Tephromela have violet coloration of their hymenium; T. eviolacea is distinguishable for being the only lichen in this region lacking this trait.

References

  1. "Tephromela eviolacea Haldeman & McCune". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. Consortium of Lichen Herbaria. "Tephromela eviolacea".
  3. ^ Haldeman, Michael; McCune, Bruce (2021). "Tephromela eviolacea, a new species of Tephromela (Tephromelataceae) lacking a violet hymenium from northwestern North America". The Bryologist. 124 (2). doi:10.1639/0007-2745-124.2.230.


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