Pertusaria salazinica

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Pertusaria salazinica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Pertusaria
Species:
P. salazinica
Binomial name
Pertusaria salazinica
A.W.Archer & Elix (2017)

Pertusaria salazinica is a species of crustose lichen in the family Pertusariaceae. Found in Australia, it was described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Alan Archer and John Alan Elix. The type specimen was collected in Tully Gorge National Park (Queensland) at an altitude of 885 m (2,904 ft). Here, in a montane rainforest, it was found growing on a rotting log. The specific epithet refers to the presence of salazinic acid, a major secondary compound in the lichen. It also contains norstictic acid as a major metabolite, and as a minor metabolite. Pertusaria salazinica is only known from the type specimen.[1]

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  1. ^ Archer, A.W.; Elix, J.A. (2017). "Seven new species and a new record in the lichen genus Pertusaria (Pertusariales, lichenized Ascomycota) from eastern Australia" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 80: 6.


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