Biatora aureolepra
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Lecanorales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Biatoraceae
Genus: Biatora
Species: Biatora aureolepra
Name
[edit]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, 52o41.266'N, 120o54.066'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
[edit]- 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)
Links to photos
[edit]- The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Biatora aureolepra