Abrothallus halei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Abrothallales |
Family: | Abrothallaceae |
Genus: | Abrothallus |
Species: | A. halei
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Binomial name | |
Abrothallus halei |
Abrothallus halei is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae. [1] It was formally described as a new species in 2010 by lichenologists Sergio Pérez-Ortega, Ave Suija, David Leslie Hawksworth, and Rolf Santesson. The type specimen was collected by Cliff Wetmore east of Hare Lake ( Superior National Forest, Minnesota) at an elevation of 550 m (1,800 ft); there it was found on the foliose lichen Lobaria quercizans, which itself was growing on the bark of Acer saccharum. [2] The fungus has also been collected in West Virginia, Maine, as well as in Norway. [3] The species epithet honours American lichenologist Mason Hale. [2]