Cladonia sipmanii

Species of lichen

Cladonia sipmanii

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Fungi
Division:  | Ascomycota
Class:  | Lecanoromycetes
Order:  | Lecanorales
Family:  | Cladoniaceae
Genus:  | Cladonia
Species:  |

C. sipmanii

Binomial name
Cladonia sipmanii

Ahti (2000)

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

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* List of Cladonia species

## References

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1. ^ 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.

Taxon identifiers

Cladonia sipmanii|

* Wikidata: Q10454238
* CoL: VPLK
* EoL: 6592666
* Fungorum: 474326
* GBIF: 3391711
* MycoBank: 474326
* Open Tree of Life: 3764939

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