Lepraria lanata

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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 lanata

Lepraria lanata Tønsberg, 2007

Type: U.S.A., Tennessee, Sevier County: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along the Boulevard Trail.

Etymology: lanata refers to the consoredia which resemble balls of wool.

Substratum: On rock (most specimens).

Tønsberg, Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 51 (2007)
Tønsberg, T. (2007) Notes on the lichen genus Lepraria in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, southeastern North America: Lepraria lanata and L. salazinica spp. nov. Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 51-54. (Color photo of L. lanata: p. 53, fig. 1)
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