Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Rhizoplaca minarum Kalb, Elix & Bungartz ined.

Cracked ruffle lichens

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Lecanorales

Family
Lecanoraceae

Genus
Rhizoplaca

Species
minarum

Taxon category: New to Science

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhizoplaca minarum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16895. Accessed 2 November 2026.