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Punctelia borrerina
Punctelia borrerina is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found in Mexico and South America.
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Description
Punctelia borrerina produces ascospores that are less than 20 μm long, and long-filiform (threadlike) conidia that are typically 10–15 μm long. The lichen is a member of the Punctelia microsticta group, a set of similar species with a black thallus undersurface and lacking vegetative propagules; the other members of this group are P. jujensis, P. microsticta, P. riograndensis, and P. subpraesignis.
Range & habitat
In addition to Brazil, Punctelia borrerina has also been reported in Argentina and Uruguay. In Mexico, it has been found in San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1554448.