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Acarospora chrysops (Tuck.) H. Magn.

liquen adoquín amarillo, Yellow cobblestone lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Acarosporales

Family
Acarosporaceae

Genus
Acarospora

Species
chrysops

Taxon category: Accepted

K. Knudsen: this taxon was misidentified in Elix & McCarthy (1998) as A. citrina and in Weber (1986) as A. schleicheri

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Weber, W.A. (1986) The Lichen Flora of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Mycotaxon 27: 451-497.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Acarospora chrysops", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2166. Accessed 4 November 2026.