Lecanactis proximans
species of fungus
Lecanactis proximans is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It has been assessed as Critically Endangered for the IUCN Red List. It is known only from a single location in the Cerros Orientales (Eastern Hills) of Bogotá, Colombia.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by William Nylander in 1863 as Lecidea proximans. It was later transferred to the genus Lecanactis by Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1923.
Description
Lecidea proximans is a crustose lichen that grows on soil and is strongly attached to its substrate. It has a powdery to leprose consistency. The apothecia (fruiting bodies) have a thickened margin and greyish pruina. The species grows in shaded areas.
Conservation
Lecidea proximans is listed as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List.
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