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Diploicia leproidica Bungartz & Elix

Diploicia leproidica type specimen Photo: CDS.
Diploicia leproidica type specimen Photo: CDS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)

Genus
Diploicia

Species
leproidica

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., Kalb, K. & Giralt, M. (2016) New and overlooked species from the Galapagos Islands: the generic concept of Diploicia reassessed The Lichenologist 48(5): 489–515

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"Galapagos Species Database, Diploicia leproidica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18231. Accessed 1 November 2026.