Galapagos Species Database

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Biatoropsis usnearum Räsänen

Bits in old man's beard

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Basidiomycota

Class
Tremellomycetes

Order
Tremellales

Family
Tremellaceae

Genus
Biatoropsis

Species
usnearum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Biatoropsis usnearum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2262. Accessed 4 November 2026.