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Pertusaria mccroryae

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Pertusaria mccroryae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Pertusaria
Species:
P. mccroryae
Binomial name
Pertusaria mccroryae
Björk, Goward & T.Sprib. (2010)

Pertusaria mccroryae is a species of white or greenish-white crustose lichen.[1] It is found in northwestern North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana), in forests with old trees.[1] It grows from low elevation to 1,700 m (5,600 ft) on the bark of living trees (Picea sitchensis, Thuja plicata, and Tsuga heterophylla) or on logs, and is named in honor of Colleen McCrory, a Canadian environmental activist.[1] The spore size and the chemistry distinguish it from other members of the genus.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Spribille, Toby; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Tønsberg, Tor; Schirokauer, Dave (2010). "Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Alaska, in a global biodiversity context". The Bryologist. 113 (3): 439–515. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-113.3.439.
  2. ^ Archer, AW; Elix, AJ (2018). "Preliminary World-wide Key to the Lichen Genus Pertusaria (including Lepra species)". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.