Lepraria borealis

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Fungi
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales
Familia: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Lepraria
Species: Lepraria borealis

Lepraria borealis Lohtander & Tønsberg, 1994

Substrate and ecology: On sun-exposed to shaded rocks (mainly sandstones, often vertical faces), on mosses over rocks, on mosses over shaded bark.

Lohtander & Tønsberg, Ann. Bot. Fennici 31: 224 (1994)
Lohtander, K. (1994) The genus Lepraria in Finland. - Annales Botanici Fennici 31: 223-231. (Illustration of L. borealis: p. 225)
Tønsberg, T. (2004) Lepraria (pp. 322-329) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Diederich, P., Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages. (Description of L. borealis: pp. 323-324; distribution map for Sonoran Desert Region: p. 324)
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