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Mycoporum eschweileri
Scientific Name: Mycoporum eschweileri
Family: Mycoporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Mycoporum eschweileri
Mycoporum eschweileri is a lichen species, previously classified within the genus Mycoporum. It belongs to the family Mycoporaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Mycoporum eschweileri (Müll. Arg.) R.C. Harris
- Family: Mycoporaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Rank: Species
- Synonym: Mycoporellum eschweileri Müll. Arg.
- Deprecated Synonym: Tomasellia
Classification
- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
- Class: Dothideomycetes
- Order: Incertae sedis (Note: Incertae sedis means "of uncertain placement.")
- Class: Ascomycetes (sac fungi).
Distribution and Habitat
- Mycoporum eschweileri has been found in Singapore, Taiwan, Florida, Bermuda, Australia and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.
- The lichen was observed growing on Ilex vomitoria in North Carolina and on twigs of Pseudotsuga.
Quirky Facts
- One record mentions "the 10 cent t of the pyrenolichens", a peculiar detail possibly referring to a publication or a physical specimen.
- Recent observations: No one's observed Mycoporum eschweileri, which may reflect under-reporting or genuine scarcity.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Mycoporum eschweileri.
- The USDA PLANTS database contains data and references for this species.
- The New York Botanical Garden lichen herbarium is a valuable resource for lichen information.