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Cora benitoana
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About
Cora benitoana is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Mexico, it was formally described as a new species in 2019 by Bibiana Moncada, Rosa Emilia Pérez-Pérez, and Robert Lücking. The type specimen was collected in a cloud forest on Cerro Pelón at an altitude of 2,990 m (9,810 ft). The specific epithet honours Benito Pablo Juárez García, Mexican President from the state of Oaxaca.
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
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- Name
- Cora benitoana
- Slug
- cora-benitoana
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Genus
- Cora
- Species
- benitoana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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