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Hypotrachyna microblasta (Vain.) Hale

lasso lichen, Loop lichen

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Lecanorales

Family
Parmeliaceae

Genus
Hypotrachyna

Species
microblasta

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Parmelia microblasta

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

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

References

  • Elix, J.A. McCarthy, P.M. (1998) Catalogue of the Lichens of the Smaller Pacific Islands. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 70, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart, 361pp.
  • Sipman, H.J.M. Elix, J.A., Nash III, T.H. (2009) Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae, lichenized fungi) Flora Neotropica 104: 1-181
  • Weber, W.A. (1986) The Lichen Flora of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Mycotaxon 27: 451-497.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Hypotrachyna microblasta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2830. Accessed 4 November 2026.