''Pertusaria huneckiana'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family

Pertusariaceae The Pertusariaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1846. It contained the genera ''Pertusaria'' and '' Ochrolechi ...

. Found in Mediterranean Europe, it was formally described as a new species in 1993 by Guido Benno Feige and H. Thorsten Lumbsch. The type specimen was collected from sandstone in the

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. The lichen contains thiophaninic acid and norstictic acid, which are lichen products that can be detected with chemical analysis. Its ascospores are 85–110

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long. The

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''huneckiana'' honours chemist and lichenologist

Siegfried Huneck Siegfried Huneck (9 September 1928 – 9 October 2011) was a German chemist and lichenologist. Much of his scientific career was hampered by the political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. He rejected pursuing a career in ac ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10624617 huneckiana Lichen species Lichens described in 1993 Taxa named by Helge Thorsten Lumbsch Lichens of Southeastern Europe

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