Astrothelium pyrenuliforme
Astrothelium pyrenuliforme is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. Found in Bolivia, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by lichenologists Adam Flakus and André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected by the first author from Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department) at an altitude of 340 m (1,120 ft), where it was found growing on bark in a Chiquitano dry forest. It is only known to occur at the type locality. The species epithet pyrenuliforme refers to its resemblance to genus Pyrenula.[1]
| Astrothelium pyrenuliforme | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Trypetheliales |
| Family: | Trypetheliaceae |
| Genus: | Astrothelium |
| Species: | A. pyrenuliforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrothelium pyrenuliforme Flakus & Aptroot (2016) | |
References
- Flakus, Adam; Kukwa, Martin; Aptroot, André (2016). "Trypetheliaceae of Bolivia: an updated checklist with descriptions of twenty-four new species". The Lichenologist. 48 (6): 661–692. doi:10.1017/s0024282915000559.
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