Phaeographina Salazinica
''Phaeographis salazinica'' is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in the Solomon Islands, the lichen was first species description, described as a new species in 2003 by Australian lichenologist Alan W. Archer. He named it ''Phaeographis salazinica'', with the botanical name, specific epithet referring to the presence of the compound salazinic acid as its major secondary metabolite, secondary compound. The lichen also contains trace amounts of consalazinic acid, connorstictic acid, norstictic acid, subnorstictic acid, protocetraric acid, and methyl norstictate. The type (biology), type specimen was collected near Tatamba on Tanabuli Island (part of Santa Isabel Island). The main morphology (biology), morphological characteristics of ''Phaeographis salazinica'' are the conspicuous lirellae, and the large brown muriform ascospores (typically measuring 150–180 micrometre, μm long by 35–50 μm wide). Archer transferred the taxon to the genus ''P ...
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Script Lichen
A script lichen, or graphid lichen, is a member of a group of lichens which have spore producing structures that look like writing on the lichen body. The structures are elongated and narrow apothecia called lirellae, which look like short scribbles on the thallus. "Graphid" is derived from Greek language, Greek for "writing". An example is ''Graphis mucronata''. References

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