| Septotrapelia multiseptata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Pilocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Septotrapelia |
| Species: | S. multiseptata |
| Binomial name | |
| Septotrapelia multiseptata Aptroot & K.H.Moon (2014) | |
Septotrapelia multiseptata is a species of bryophilous (moss-dwelling) lichen in the family Byssolomataceae. Found in South Korea, it was formally described as a new species in 2014 by lichenologists André Aptroot and Kwang-Hee Moon. The type specimens were collected by the first author from Mabok-san mountain (Goheung County, South Jeolla Province) at altitudes between 200 and 500 m (660 and 1,640 ft); there, the lichen was overgrowing mosses that were growing on siliceous rock. It has a thin (less than 0.1 mm thick) mottled greyish and olive green thallus covering areas of up to about 15 cm (6 in). The thallus lacks a cortex; rather, it comprises small, irregularly shaped areoles on a somewhat gelatinous crust. The photobiont partner of the lichen is an myrmecioid green alga, which measures 2–4 μm in diameter. Ascospores of the lichen have a long ellipsoid shape, and measure 17–20 by 6.5–7.5 μm. The species epithet multiseptata refers to the 5 or 6 septa that divide the ascospores into chambers.[1]
References
- ↑ Aptroot, André; Moon, Kwang Hee (2014). "114 New reports of microlichens from Korea, including the description of five new species, show that the microlichen flora is predominantly Eurasian". Herzogia. 27 (2): 347–365. doi:10.13158/heia.27.2.2014.347.