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Pertusaria darwiniana Bungartz, Elix, Yánez-Ayabaca & A.W. Archer

liquen de Darwin con verrugas, Darwin's wart lichen

Pertusaria darwiniana type specimen Photo: CDS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Pertusariales

Family
Pertusariaceae

Genus
Pertusaria

Species
darwiniana

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

References

Bungartz, F. Elix, J.A., Yánez-Ayabaca, A. & Archer, A.W. (2015) Endemism in the genus Pertusaria (Pertusariales, lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands. Telopea 18: 325–369. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7751/telopea8895

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pertusaria darwiniana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17995. Accessed 4 May 2026.