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Fissurina comparilis (Nyl.) Nyl.

liquen de fissuras, Fissured lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Ostropales

Family
Graphidaceae

Genus
Fissurina

Species
comparilis

Taxon category: Accepted

F. Bungartz: identification based on a single specimen (Aptroot 63929); identification confirmed by R. Lücking, previously as F. aff. comparilis (see Bungartz et al 2009)..

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Bungartz, F. Lücking, R. & Aptroot, A. (2009) The lichen family Graphidaceae (Ostropales, Lecanoromycetes) in the Galapagos Islands. Nova Hedwigia 90: 1-44.
  • Kirk, P. (ed.) (2013) Index Fungorum. CABI Bioscience, CBS and Landcare Research, available online at www.indexfungorum.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Fissurina comparilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18196. Accessed 3 November 2026.