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Fellhanera borbonica is a rare species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. Described in 2011 from a single specimen collected in the montane rainforests of Réunion, this lichen is distinctive for being the first member of its genus to produce ascospores with a complex internal structure divided by multiple walls. The species forms inconspicuous grey-green crusts on shaded volcanic rock and produces small black fruiting bodies with a violet tinge when fresh. It is known only from its original discovery site at about 1,500 metres elevation in the humid "Bois de Couleur des

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Micarea tenuispora is a species of bark-dwelling, lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Cirque de Cilaos, in the Forêt du Grand Matarum along the trail to Caverne Dufour. It was found there growing on bark of the introduced conifer Cryptomeria japonica in montane forest at about 1,420 m elevation. On Réunion it has been recorded at the edges of disturbed natural forests between about 1,200 and 1,500 m, always on

Micarea takamakae is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made west-southwest of Saint-Benoît, along the road to Takamaka (about 3 km south-west of Abondance les Hauts), where it was found at about 620 m elevation in a high-rainfall disturbed area with planted trees, growing on decaying wood of a standing trunk. The species is known only from the type locality, and its name refers to "Le Cassé de Takamaka", a scenic

Micarea sublithinella is a species of bark-dwelling, lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made north-northwest of Piton de la Fournaise, along the Ravine Savane Cimetière trail, where it grew on bark of Acacia heterophylla in mixed montane forest at about 2,050 m elevation. On Réunion it has also been recorded from other montane localities, at elevations from about 1,370 to 1,720 m, where it occurs on wood of rotting trunks and on

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Micarea pseudolignaria is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Forêt de Bébour, on the path from Bélouve to Cabane Dufour, where it grew on soil in wet montane ericoid ericoid (heather-family) thickets at about 1,740 m elevation, overgrowing decaying bryophytes. The lichen forms a small, greyish-green body (thallus), about 2 cm across, with a cracked surface of slightly domed patches (areoles, about 0.2–0.3

Micarea pseudocoppinsii is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made north-northwest of Piton de la Fournaise, along the Ravine Savane Cimetière trail, where it grew on the soft bark of Acacia heterophylla in mixed montane forest at about 2,050 m elevation. On Réunion it is known from montane sites between about 1,500 and 2,050 m, where it has been found on Acacia bark and overgrowing mosses. The species epithet refers

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Micarea melanoprasina is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Réserve naturelle de la Roche Écrite, on the track to the summit, where it grew on the trunk of Acacia heterophylla in montane rainforest at about 1,500 m elevation. On Réunion it has been found at elevations between about 1,400 and 1,900 m, growing on tree trunks and on the branches of shrubs (including Dombeya, Gaertnera, and Chassalia). The

Micarea isidiosa is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Forêt de Bébour, on the path from Bélouve to Cabane Dufour, where it grew on stems of Erica in wet montane ericoid (heather-family) thickets at about 1,890 m elevation. On Réunion it has been recorded from the same high-elevation thickets (about 1,900–2,000 m), where it occurs on Erica stems. The lichen forms a discontinuous greenish to brownish

Micarea hyalinoxanthonica is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Forêt de Bébour, along the Sentier de Takamaka, where it grew on a Dombeya tree in montane forest at about 1,380 m elevation. It is known only from the type locality, where it was reported growing over decaying bryophytes (including liverworts) on the tree bole. The species epithet hyalinoxanthonica refers to the xanthone compound produced by

Micarea boryana is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ectolechiaceae. It was described as new to science in 2014 from the tropical island of Réunion (Mascarene archipelago) in the Indian Ocean. The type collection was made in the Cirque de Cilaos, north of Cilaos in the Forêt du Grand Matarum, where it grew on bark of the planted conifer Cryptomeria japonica in montane forest at about 1,420 m elevation. On Réunion it has been recorded from several sites between about 1,200 and 1,500 m, and has always been reported as epiphytic on Cryptomeria. The species epithet honours the