Menegazzia tenuis is a species of foliose lichen found in southern South America. It was formally described as a new species in 1942 by Swedish lichenologist Rolf Santesson. The type specimen was collected from Puerto Angosto (DesolaciĆ³n Island, Chile) The lichen contains atranorin, lichesterinic acid, and protolichesterinic acid as major lichen products.