Lepra erythrella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Pertusariaceae |
| Genus: | Lepra |
| Species: | L. erythrella
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Synonymy
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Lepra erythrella is a species of Corticolous lichen in the family Pertusariaceae. Found in Australia, New Zealand and the Galapagos Islands, it was formally described as Pertusaria erythrella in 1893 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis.
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described as Pertusaria (s. Lecanorastrum) erythrella by Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1893.[2] In 2017 the genus Pertusaria was revised based on phylogenetic analysis, and the taxon was placed in the genus Lepra by Brendan Paul Hodkinson, Imke Schmitt and Helge Thorsten Lumbsch.[3]
Description
[edit]The species has a thallus coloured white/green when wet, which changes to off-white and grey when dry.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Lepra erythrella is found in eastern and southern Australia, including the Bass Strait Islands and Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Galapagos Islands.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lepra erythrella". MYCOBANK Database. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Müller, Dr J. (1893). "LICHENES WILSONIANI, s. Lichenes a cl. Rev. F.-R.-M. Wilson in Australiae prov. Victoria". Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier (in Latin). 1 (2): 33. ISSN 0256-5617. Wikidata Q112271222.
- ^ Wei, Xinli; Schmitt, Imke; Hodkinson, Brendan; et al. (11 July 2017). "Circumscription of the genus Lepra, a recently resurrected genus to accommodate the "Variolaria"-group of Pertusaria sensu lato (Pertusariales, Ascomycota)". PLOS One. 12 (7): e0180284. doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0180284. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5507398. PMID 28700682. Wikidata Q38369330.
- ^ a b de Lange, Peter J.; Blanchon, Dan J.; Marshall, Andrew J.; Schmid, Luzie M.H. (2023). "Lepra erythrella (Pertusariaceae) – a new addition to the lichenized mycobiota of the Aotearoa/New Zealand archipelago". Ukrainian Botanical Journal. 80 (1): 94–97. doi:10.15407/UKRBOTJ80.01.094. ISSN 0372-4123. Wikidata Q119830845.