Lecanora loekoesii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in South Korea, it was formally described as a new species in 2011 by Lei Lü, Yogesh Joshi, and Jae-Seoun Hur. The type specimen was collected on Mount Taebaek (Taebaek, Gangwon Province) at an altitude of 910 m (2,990 ft); here it was found growing on oak bark. It is only known to occur at the type locality. The specific epithet loekoesii honours Hungarian lichenologist László Lőkös, who collected the type specimen.

Lecanora loekoesii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Lecanora
Species:
L. loekoesii
Binomial name
Lecanora loekoesii
L.Lü, Y.Joshi & Hur (2011)

Description

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The lichen forms a thin, grey, crust-like thallus that lacks soredia, pruina, and a prothallus. Its asci contains from 12 to 16 ascospores, each of which are ellipsoid, hyaline, and typically measure 12.6–15.3 by 7.5–8.5 μm. It contains several secondary chemicals, including atranorin, usnic acid, zeorin, and norstictic acid.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lü, Lei; Joshi, Yogesh; Elix, John A.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Wang, Hai Ying; Koh, Young Jin; Hur, Jae-Seoun (2011). "New and noteworthy species of the lichen genus Lecanora (Ascomycota; Lecanoraceae) from South Korea". The Lichenologist. 43 (4): 321–329. doi:10.1017/s0024282911000144. S2CID 86847408.