Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Squamulea chelonia
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Squamulea
Species
chelonia
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: CDS 34358 GenBank Accession number nrITS: MT967452, 21-Apr-2007, Bungartz, F. 6146; Type locality: Ecuador, Galápagos: San Cristóbal, hills S of Punta Pit at the NE-coast of the island, 0°43′8″S, 89°14′36″W, 44 m alt., dry zone (Bungartz et al. 2020).
Origin: Endemic
- Bungartz, F. Søchting, U. & Arup, U. (2020) Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands: a phylogenetic revision based on morphological, anatomical, chemical, and molecular data Bungartz, F., Søchting, U., & Arup, U. (2020). Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands: a phylogenetic revision based on morphological, anatomical, chemical, and molecular data. Plant and Fungal Systematics, 65(2), 515-576.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Squamulea chelonia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18851. Accessed 31 October 2026.