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Dirinaria confusa D.D. Awasthi

liquen medallón, Medallion lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Teloschistales

Family
Physciaceae (= Caliciaceae)

Genus
Dirinaria

Species
confusa

Taxon category: Accepted

A. Aptroot (pers. comm.) suspects that Weber's specimens are misidentification of Dirinaria aegialita. However, TLC by K.Kalb & F. Bungartz confirms that the specimens have indeed been correctly identified as D. confusa.

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

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 confusa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2654. Accessed 4 November 2026.