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Chrysothrix galapagoana K. Knudsen & Bungartz

granos de oro, Gold grain lichen

Chrysothrix galapagoana type specimen Photo: CDS.
Chrysothrix galapagoana type specimen Photo: CDS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Arthoniomycetes

Order
Arthoniales

Family
Chrysotrichaceae

Genus
Chrysothrix

Species
galapagoana

Taxon category: Accepted

F. Bungartz: previously reported as Chrysothrix aff. occidentalis Elix & Kantivalis

Origin: Endemic

Status

Data deficient

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
  • Knudsen, K. Bungartz, F. (2013) Chrysothrix galapagoana, a new species from the Galapagos Islands Opuscula Philolichenum, 12: 174–179. 2013. (available at: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/)

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"Galapagos Species Database, Chrysothrix galapagoana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17907. Accessed 8 June 2026.