Carbacanthographis amazonica
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Carbacanthographis amazonica is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in the Amazon region of South America, it was formally described as a new species in 2022 by Shirley Cunha Feuerstein and Robert Lücking. The type specimen was collected in Saül at an altitude of 300 to 400 m ; here it was found in a hilly, moist tropical forest. It has also been recorded in Colombia and Suriname. The lichen has an uneven, greenish to greenish-yellow thallus that lacks a cortex, and has a black prothallus. The specific epithet refers to its distribution in the Amazon region of South America.
- Family
- Graphidaceae
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- Name
- Carbacanthographis amazonica
- Slug
- carbacanthographis-amazonica
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Genus
- Carbacanthographis
- Species
- amazonica
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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