Biatora aureolepra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Biatoraceae
Genus: Biatora
Species: Biatora aureolepra

Name

Biatora aureolepra T.Sprib. & Tønsberg, 2009

MycoBank Accession Number: MB 5111750.

Type locality: CANADA. British Columbia: Central Interior, North Arm of Quesnel Lake, near mouth of Roaring River, 52^o41.266'N, 120^o54.066'W, on soft wood of leaning snag, 716 m, 29 Sep 2007, Spribille 24283 & C. Pettitt (holotype CANL, isotype, BG).

Etymology: A reference to the often golden color in the herbarium and the leprose habit of the species.

Ecology and distribution: In North America Biatora aureolepra is found on bark and wood of Thuja plicata and Thuja heterophylla in old-growth inland rain forests.

References

• Spribille, T., Björk, C.R., Ekman, S., Elix, J.A., Goward, T., Printzen, C., Tønsberg, T. & Wheeler, T. 2009. Contributions to an epiphytic lichen flora of northwest North America: I. Eight new species from British Columbia inland rain forests. The Bryologist 112(1): 109–137. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-112.1.109 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  (Biatora aureolepra: pp. 119-121; color photos of field and herbarium specimens: p. 119, figs. 5A, B & C) (Map: p. 116, fig. 4)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Biatora aureolepra