Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Caloplaca cupulifera
liquen punto del fuego, Firedot lichen
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Caloplaca
Species
cupulifera
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Bungartz, F. Søchting, U. & Arup, U. (2020) Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands: a phylogenetic revision based on morphological, anatomical, chemical, and molecular data Bungartz, F., Søchting, U., & Arup, U. (2020). Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands: a phylogenetic revision based on morphological, anatomical, chemical, and molecular data. Plant and Fungal Systematics, 65(2), 515-576.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Caloplaca cupulifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16922. Accessed 31 October 2026.