''Cora imi'' is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Costa Rica, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by Robert Lücking, José Luis Chaves, and

James D. Lawrey James Donald Lawrey is a biologist, specialising in lichens. He is known for leading long-term monitoring projects, taxonomy and studies of the evolution of the fungi in lichens. Early life and education After growing up in Rockville, Maryland, ...

. The

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''imi'' is an acronym for the

International Mycological Institute The International Mycological Institute was a non-profit organisation, based in England, that undertook research and disseminated information on fungi, particularly plant pathogenic species causing crop diseases. It was established as the Imperial ...

. The lichen is known only from the type collection, which was found at an altitude of about in the Los Santos Forest Reserve in Cerro de la Muerte. Here it was growing on the ground in

páramo Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower ...

among bryophytes.

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imi IMI may refer to: Companies and organizations * IMI plc, a British engineering company * IMI Systems, an Israeli weapons manufacturer * Indian Music Industry, a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in India * Indonesian Motor ...

Lichen species Lichens described in 2016 Lichens of Central America Taxa named by Robert Lücking Taxa named by James D. Lawrey Basidiolichens {{Hygrophoraceae-stub