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Lithothelium microsporum R.C. Harris

liquen variceloso, Pox lichen, rash lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Eurotiomycetes

Order
Pyrenulales

Family
Pyrenulaceae

Genus
Lithothelium

Species
microsporum

Taxon category: Accepted

F. Bungartz & R. Miranda: Galapagos material of this species erroneously referred to as L. obtectum by Aptroot (2006).

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Aptroot, A. (2006) Three new species of Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) from China and Thailand, with a revised world key and annotated list of species. The Lichenologist 38(6): 541–548.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Lithothelium microsporum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15673. Accessed 5 June 2026.