Halecania etayoana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Leprocaulaceae
Genus: Halecania
Species: Halecania etayoana

Name

Halecania etayoana Palice, Van den Boom & Elix, 2009

Type: ECUADOR. Prov. Tungurahua: Baños–Río Pastaza, near the cascade Bascún close to the bridge ‘‘Puente San Francisco’’, on damp schistose boulders on the bank of the river, 1800 m, 31 Jul 1999, Z. Palice 2571 & J. Etayo (PRM, holotype; HB. VAN DEN BOOM, isotype).

Etymology: Named in honor of Javier Etayo for his contributions to lichenology in Central and South America

Distribution and ecology: Halecania etayoana occurs on acidic rocks, including granite and sandstone, in the supralittoral zone, in open inland areas at elevation of 1800 m. It is currently known only from the type locality.

References

• Van den Boom, P.P.G. (2009) New Halecania species (Catillariaceae) from Europe and South America. The Bryologist 112(4): 827–832.   (RLL List # 218 / Rec. # 32269 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-112.4.827) (Discussion of Halecania etayoana: pp. 827-829; black-and-white photo: p. 829, fig. 1)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank