Carbonea hypopurpurea
| Carbonea hypopurpurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Lecanoraceae |
| Genus: | Carbonea |
| Species: | C. hypopurpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Carbonea hypopurpurea Fryday (2012)
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Carbonea hypopurpurea is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae.[1] Found on the Falkland Islands, it was described as a new species in 2012 by Alan Fryday. It is characterised by a K+ (purple) hypothecium and a thallus containing confluentic and 2'-O-methylperlatolic acids.[2]
References
- ^ "Carbonea hypopurpurea Fryday". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Fryday, Alan M.; Øvstedal, Dag O. (2012). "New species, combinations and records of lichenized fungi from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)". The Lichenologist. 44 (4): 483–500. Bibcode:2012ThLic..44..483F. doi:10.1017/s0024282912000163.