Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dirinaria aegialita
liquen medallón, Grainy medallion lichen
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)
Genus
Dirinaria
Species
aegialita
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Physcia aegialita, fide Elix & McCarthy (1998)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Dodge, C.W. (1936) Lichens of the G. Allan Hancock Expedition of 1934, collected by Wm. R. Taylor. Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(3): 33-46.
- Weber, W.A. (1966) Lichenology and Bryology in the Galápagos Islands, with Check Lists of the Lichens and Bryophytes Thus Far Reported. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galápagos. Proceedings of the Symposium of the Galápagos International Scientific Project, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 197-200.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dirinaria aegialita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2645. Accessed 4 November 2026.