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Acanthotrema kalbii

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Mercado-DĂ­az, Joel A.; LĂĽcking, Robert; Parnmen, Sittiporn (2014). "Two new genera and twelve new species of Graphidaceae from Puerto Rico: a case for higher endemism of lichenized fungi in islands of the Caribbean?".
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present fusiform to narrowly ellipsoid ascospores, differing from the submuriform ascospores observed in
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has a grey-green colour and a surface that ranges from smooth to uneven. This lichen produces slender
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area. Partial shade seems to be beneficial for its growth, highlighting the lichen's adaption to
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Found in Costa Rica's montane rainforest zone, within the Las Tablas Protection Zone,
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is uniquely identifiable. The species was named in recognition of
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rainforest zone. This lichen stands out from its close relative,
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share a certain degree of similarity. However, revision of
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and a pale grey-brown margin. The species' ascospores,
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Fungi
Ascomycota
Lecanoromycetes
Graphidales
Graphidaceae
Acanthotrema
Binomial name
LĂĽcking
corticolous
lichen
Graphidaceae
Costa Rica
primary forest
montane
A. brasilianum
ascospores
formal description
Las Tablas Protected Zone
thallus
isidia
Robert LĂĽcking
formally described
A. brasilianum
submuriform
Klaus Kalb
holotype
montane

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