Placomaronea minima

Placomaronea minima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Placomaronea
Species:
P. minima
Binomial name
Placomaronea minima
M.Westb. & Frödén (2009)
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Holotype site: Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Placomaronea minima is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Candelariaceae.[1] Found in South America and Southern Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Martin Westberg and Patrik Frödén. The type specimen was collected by the second author from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile) at an altitude of about 1,200 m (3,900 ft), where it was found growing on rocks on a hill outside of San José de Maipo. The species epithet minima refers to its small size.[2]

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