''Cora trindadensis'' is a species of

basidiolichen Basidiolichens are lichenized members of the Basidiomycota, a much smaller group of lichens than the far more common ascolichens in the Ascomycota. In arctic, alpine, and temperate forests, the most common basidiolichens are in the agaric genus ...

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 evi ...

. Found in the Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by

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 ...

, Marcela Cáceres, Nílber Silva, and Ruy Alves. The

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was collected at the summit of Desejado Peak (

Ilha da Trindade Trindade and Martim Vaz ( pt, Trindade e Martim Vaz, ) is an archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean about east of the coast of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, of which it forms a part. The archipelago has a total area of and a ...

), in a

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predominated by the tree fern ''

Cyathea copelandii ''Cyathea delgadii'' is a widespread species of tree fern. It is native to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama), and much of South America (Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, including Trindade, Ar ...

'' as well as plants in genus ''

Myrsine ''Myrsine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae before this was merged into the Primulaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It c ...

''. The lichen grows as an epiphyte on the lower trunks of trees. The

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refers to its

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, the only place it is known to occur.

References

trindadensis Lichen species Lichens described in 2015 Lichens of Southeast Brazil Taxa named by Robert Lücking Basidiolichens Taxa named by Marcela Cáceres {{Hygrophoraceae-stub