Hypotrachyna ahtiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is known only from the type locality in Venezuela, where it was collected in the Guyana Shield at an elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft). It is named to honour Finnish lichenologist Teuvo Ahti.[1]

Hypotrachyna ahtiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species:
H. ahtiana
Binomial name
Hypotrachyna ahtiana
Elix, T.H.Nash & Sipman (2009)

References

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  1. ^ Sipman, Harrie J.M.; Elix, John A.; Nash, Thomas H. (2009). Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae, Lichenized Fungi). Flora Neotropica. Vol. 104. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. p. 27.