Galapagos Species Database

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Squamulea humboldtiana Søchting & Bungartz

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Teloschistaceae

Genus
Squamulea

Species
humboldtiana

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: CDS 56235 GenBank Accession number nrITS: MT967440, 22-Mar-2006, Bungartz, F. 4711 B; Type locality: Ecuador, Galápagos: Santiago, directly below the summit at the NE-exposed slope, 0°12′19″S, 90°47′6″W, 828 m alt., humid zone (Bungartz et al. 2020)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Dry, transition and humid zones

References

  • 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 humboldtiana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18853. Accessed 31 October 2026.