Hondaria
| Hondaria | |
|---|---|
| Hondaria leptospora; image shows ornamented apothecia with granular isidia on the margin. Scale bar is 5 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Collemataceae |
| Genus: | Hondaria Kitaura & A.P.Lorenz (2020) |
| Species: | H. leptospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Hondaria leptospora (Malme) Kitaura, M.C.Scur & A.P.Lorenz (2020) | |
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Hondaria is a single-species fungal genus in the family Collemataceae. It contains the species Hondaria leptospora, a corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen. This lichen was previously classified under the genus Collema, and later Arctomia, but molecular research combined with morphological analysis indicates that it forms a distinct genus. Named in honour of Dr. Neli Kika Honda, a researcher of lichen chemistry, Hondaria leptospora is notable for its long, thin, transversely-septate ascospores, the longest within its family. The species is found predominantly in the west-central regions of Brazil near the borders with Bolivia and Paraguay.
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