Galapagos Species Database
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Squamulea osseophila
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Squamulea
Species
osseophila
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: (CDS 32078, GenBank Accession number nrITS: MT967455, 23- Mar-2006, Aptroot, A. 65489; Type locality: Ecuador, Galápagos: Santiago, summit of Cerro Gavilan, outer S-exposed crater rim, 0°12′23″S, 90°46′57″W, 840 m alt., humid 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 osseophila", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18854. Accessed 31 October 2026.