Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Squamulea oceanica
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Squamulea
Species
oceanica
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: CDS 48373, GenBank Accession number nrITS: MT967445, , 18-Jan-2011, Yánez-Ayabaca, A. 2023; Type locality: : Ecuador, Galápagos: Florean, lower S-slope of Cerro Ventanas, 1°16′36″S, 90°25′41″W, 295 m alt., transition 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 oceanica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18855. Accessed 31 October 2026.