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Herpothallon saxorum Bungartz & Elix

liquen peludo, Furry lichen

Herpothallon saxorum type specimen Photo: CDS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Arthoniomycetes

Order
Arthoniales

Family
Arthoniaceae

Genus
Herpothallon

Species
saxorum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

Bungartz, F. Hillmann, G., Kalb, K., Elix, J.A. (2013) Leprose and Leproid Lichens of the Galapagos with a particular focus on Lepraria (Stereocaulaceae) and Septotrapelia (Pilocarpaceae) Phytotaxa 150(1): 1-28
Bungartz, F. Dután-Patiño, V.L., Elix, J.A. (2013) The lichen genera Cryptothecia, Herpothallon and Helminthocarpon (Arthoniales) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador The Lichenologist 45(6): 739-762.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Herpothallon saxorum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17821. Accessed 1 November 2026.