''Cora arcabucana'' is a species of basidiolichen in the family

Hygrophoraceae The Hygrophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Originally conceived as containing white-spored, thick-gilled agarics (gilled mushrooms), including ''Hygrophorus'' and ''Hygrocybe'' species (the waxcaps or waxy caps), DNA evide ...

. It was formally described as a new species in 2016 by Manuela Dal Forno, Camilo Rodríguez, and

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

. The

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''arcabucana'' refers to the type locality in the Arcabuco, ( Boyacá, Colombia). The lichen grows on the twigs of shrubs and small trees in montane rainforests at altitudes between . '' Cora davidia'' is a closely related species.

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arcabucana Lichen species Lichens described in 2016 Lichens of Colombia Taxa named by Robert Lücking Basidiolichens Taxa named by Manuela Dal-Forno {{Hygrophoraceae-stub