Gassicurtia omiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Caliciales |
Family: | Caliciaceae |
Genus: | Gassicurtia |
Species: | G. omiae
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Binomial name | |
Gassicurtia omiae
Kalb (2009)
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Holotype site: Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Thailand |
Gassicurtia omiae is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. [1] Found in Thailand, [2] it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologist Klaus Kalb. The species epithet omiae honours Mrs. W. Saipunkaew ("Om"), who assisted the author as a guide and discovered the species in the field. Gassicurtia omiae is the first species of Gassicurtia with a sorediate thallus and the first that produces the lichen product 6-O-methylarthothelin. [3]
Gassicurtia omiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Caliciales |
Family: | Caliciaceae |
Genus: | Gassicurtia |
Species: | G. omiae
|
Binomial name | |
Gassicurtia omiae
Kalb (2009)
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| |
Holotype site: Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Thailand |
Gassicurtia omiae is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. [1] Found in Thailand, [2] it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologist Klaus Kalb. The species epithet omiae honours Mrs. W. Saipunkaew ("Om"), who assisted the author as a guide and discovered the species in the field. Gassicurtia omiae is the first species of Gassicurtia with a sorediate thallus and the first that produces the lichen product 6-O-methylarthothelin. [3]