Halecania etayoana

Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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