Pyrenula leucostoma
species of fungus
Pyrenula leucostoma is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae.
Description
Pyrenula leucostoma is a crustose lichen that has a grey-brown and brown to olive green thallus, and subglobose black ascomata which measure 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) in diameter.
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described as a new species by Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1814.
Distribution and habitat
The species is pantropical, found in areas including Southeastern North America, the Caribbean and Australia, in eastern Queensland, New South Wales and on Norfolk Island. It was first recognised as being present in New Zealand in 2015. The species is often found in open, coastal habitats and shaded forests, found on the bark of hardwood trees. In Nepal, P. leucostoma has been reported from 2,400 to 2,600 m elevation in a compilation of published records.
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