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Taitaia

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Rolueckia is a lichen genus in the family Gomphillaceae.[1] It was circumscribed in 2018 to contain a single species, the lichenicolous fungus Taitaia aurea. This species is characterized by aggregated ascomata with yellow margins, and salmon-red discs that originate from a single base. It is found in tropical montane forests in Kenya, where it grows on thalli of the lichen Crocodia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
  2. ^ Suija, Ave; Kaasalainen, Ulla; Kirika, Paul Mugai; Rikkinen, Jouko (2018). "Taitaia, a novel lichenicolous fungus in tropical montane forests in Kenya (East Africa)". The Lichenologist. 50 (2): 173–184. doi:10.1017/S0024282918000026. hdl:10138/298260.
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Taitaia: Brief Summary

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Rolueckia is a lichen genus in the family Gomphillaceae. It was circumscribed in 2018 to contain a single species, the lichenicolous fungus Taitaia aurea. This species is characterized by aggregated ascomata with yellow margins, and salmon-red discs that originate from a single base. It is found in tropical montane forests in Kenya, where it grows on thalli of the lichen Crocodia.

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