''Clypeopyrenis porinoides'' is a species of
corticolous (bark-loving)
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Pyrenulaceae
The Pyrenulaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pyrenulales. The family was first named by German botanist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1870. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in the tropics, wh ...]
. Found in Costa Rica, it was
described as new to science in 2011 by Harald Komposch, Jesús Ernesto Hernández Maldonado, and Dania Rosabal. The
type specimen
In biology, a type is a particular wiktionary:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to a ...
was found near the Las Cruces Biological Station in
Sán Vito de Coto Brus at an altitude of . Here the lichen was growing on trunks and undergrowth in a
primary forest
An old-growth forestalso termed primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forestis a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological featur ...
. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''porinoides'' refers to its resemblance to species of ''
Porina
''Porina'' is a genus of lichens in the family Trichotheliaceae. A 2020 estimate places about 145 species in the widespread genus.
Species
*''Porina abrupta''
*'' Porina adflata''
*'' Porina africana''
*'' Porina ahlesiana''
*'' Porina ...
''.
References
Pyrenulales
Lichen species
Lichens described in 2011
Lichens of Central America
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