Galapagos Species Database
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Xanthomendoza leoncita
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Xanthomendoza
Species
leoncita
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: CDS 28502; GenBank Accession number nrITS: MT967476, 09-Mar-2006, Bungartz, F. 4417. Type locality: Ecuador, Galápagos: Isabela, Volcán Alcedo, along the trail going up the E-slope, basalt rubble field to the SEside of the trail and the barranco, 0°24′3″S, 91°2′35″W, 434 m alt., dry zone
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, Xanthomendoza leoncita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18858. Accessed 13 August 2026.