Acanthothecis latispora
Acanthothecis latispora
Acanthothecis latispora is a bark-dwelling lichen from Brazil, belonging to the Graphidaceae family. It was described as a new species in 2022 by Shirley Cunha Feuerstein and André da Silveira. The type specimen was collected in Turvo State Park (Derrubadas, Rio Grande do Sul), where it grew on tree branches in open areas of the Atlantic Forest.
Description:
This lichen has a whitish to greenish thallus with a black prothallus. Its asci contain a single ascospore, which is densely muriform (divided into many chambers) and measures 82–100 by 27–35 micrometers. The name latispora refers to its wide spores.
Chemistry:
Acanthothecis latispora contains norstictic and stictic acids, detectable using thin-layer chromatography.
Distribution:
So far, it is known from Brazil, described from a location in the Atlantic Forest.
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