A new Lepraria species from Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Lepraria goughensis from Gough Island is described as new to science. It is the first species of Lepraria known to contain a combination of lecanoric acid, gyrophoric acid, stepsilin, fragilin and 7-chloroemodin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elix, John, Ovstedal, Dag Olav, Gremmen, Niek
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Mycotaxon Ltd 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83880
Description
Summary:Lepraria goughensis from Gough Island is described as new to science. It is the first species of Lepraria known to contain a combination of lecanoric acid, gyrophoric acid, stepsilin, fragilin and 7-chloroemodin.