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Myriospora westbergii K. Knudsen & Bungartz

Myriospora westbergii type specimen Photo: CDS.
Myriospora westbergii type specimen Photo: CDS.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Acarosporales

Family
Acarosporaceae

Genus
Myriospora

Species
westbergii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

References

  • Kirk, P. Ed. (2022) Index Fungorum CABI, CBS, Landcare Research, SBML, Beltsville, British Lichen Society, RBG Kew (Mycology), University of Oslo, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Brussels, New York Botanical Garden, Swedish Museum of Natural History
  • Knudsen, K. Bungartz, F. (2014) Myriospora westbergii (Acarosporaceae), a new discovery from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Opuscula Philolichenum, 13: 177–183.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Myriospora westbergii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18321. Accessed 26 May 2026.