''Lepraria juanfernandezii'' is a species of

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in the family Stereocaulaceae. It was formally described as a new species by Martin Kukwa in 2019. The

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was collected from Robinson Crusoe Island ( Juan Fernández Islands, Chile). Here it was found growing on bryophytes that were growing on a rock. It is only known from the type locality. The lichen contains divaricatic acid, a secondary metabolite known to exist in six other ''

Lepraria ''Lepraria'' is a genus of leprose crustose lichens that grows on its substrate like patches of granular, caked up, mealy dust grains.A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Lepraria s.l. that produce divaricatic acid, with note ...

'' species.

References

juanfernandezii Lichen species Lichens described in 2019 Fungi of the Juan Fernández Islands {{Lecanorales-stub