Cora timucua
Cora timucua, the Timucua heart lichen, is a species of lichen collected from 1885-1985 and discovered in 2021 at Florida. The Timucua heart lichen was named to honor the Timucua people.[1] The species is now potentially extinct but this is unknown.
| Cora timucua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Cora |
| Species: | C. timucua |
| Binomial name | |
| Cora timucua Lücking, Kaminsky, Perlmutter, Lawrey & Dal-Forno | |
Description
Cora timucua are around 2.5 to 7 cm across and has its Thallus epiphytic on stems. C. timucua composed of (1–)3–5 semicircular, adjacent to subimbricate lobes; individual lobes 1–3(–4) cm wide and 1–3 cm long. The thallus in section are 200 ɥm with max growth of the thallus being 250 ɥm max and has 20-30 ɥm high medullary. The aeruginouse is around 60 to 100 ɥm thick.[2]
Reference
- "Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct". Florida Museum. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- "CNALH - Cora timucua". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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