Myeloconis fecunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Gyalectales |
Family: | Porinaceae |
Genus: | Myeloconis |
Species: | M. fecunda
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Binomial name | |
Myeloconis fecunda P.M.McCarthy & Elix (1996)
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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]