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Acanthothecis nivalis
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Acanthothecis nivalis is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2003 by Urmila Makhija and Bharanti Adawadkar. The species epithet nivalis refers to the distinctive snow-white appearance of its fruiting bodies. It occurs in the Andaman Islands in the northeastern Indian Ocean, where it grows on tree trunks in moist forests.
- Family
- Graphidaceae
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- Name
- Acanthothecis nivalis
- Slug
- acanthothecis-nivalis
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Genus
- Acanthothecis
- Species
- nivalis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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