Menegazzia hypogymnioides

Menegazzia hypogymnioides is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Australia, the species was described as new to science by Australian lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas in 2012. The type specimen was collected from Clear Hill, Tasmania, at an altitude of 1,190 m (3,900 ft), where it was growing on conglomerate boulders in alpine heath. The specific epithet refers to its similarity to a small species of Hypogymnia.[1] It is a very rare species that occurs only at high elevations in southwestern Tasmania, typically in sheltered habitats.[1][2]

Menegazzia hypogymnioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Menegazzia
Species:
M. hypogymnioides
Binomial name
Menegazzia hypogymnioides
Kantvilas (2012)

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  1. ^ a b Kantvilas, Gintaras (2012). "The genus Menegazzia (Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae) in Tasmania revisited". The Lichenologist. 44 (2): 189–246. doi:10.1017/s0024282911000685.
  2. ^ Kantvilas, Gintaras (2019). "Further additions to the genus Menegazzia A. Massal. (Parmeliaceae) in Australia, with a revised regional key". The Lichenologist. 51 (2): 137–146. doi:10.1017/s0024282919000057.