| Cladonia sipmanii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. sipmanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia sipmanii Ahti (2000)
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Cladonia sipmanii is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in Guyana, it was formally described as a new species in 2000 by Finnish lichenologist Teuvo Ahti. The type specimen was collected by the author from Demerara-Mahaica region; it also occurs in the Guayana Region of Venezuela. It grows in sandy soil and on sandstone; typical habitat includes coastal savannahs. Thamnolic acid, barbatic acid, and 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid are lichen products that have been isolated from this species.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Ahti, Teuvo (2000). Cladoniaceae. Flora Neotropic Monograph. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-89327-431-3.
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