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Dirinaria applanata (Fée) D.D. Awasthi

liquen medallón, Medallion lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)

Genus
Dirinaria

Species
applanata

Taxon category: Accepted

According to A. Aptroot (pers. comm.) in Weber (1986) probably also as Dirinaria leopoldii

Origin: Native

Status

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, Dirinaria applanata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2646. Accessed 4 November 2026.