Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Syncesia leprobola
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Roccellaceae
Genus
Syncesia
Species
leprobola
Taxon category: Accepted
In Weber (1986) as Chiodecton farinaceum, fide A. Aptroot (pers. comm.)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Aptroot, A. Sparrius, L.B. (2008) Crustose Roccellaceae in the Galapagos Islands, with the new species Schismatomma spierii. The Bryologist 111(4): 659-666.
- Bungartz, F. Hillmann, G., Kalb, K., Elix, J.A. (2013) Leprose and Leproid Lichens of the Galapagos with a particular focus on Lepraria (Stereocaulaceae) and Septotrapelia (Pilocarpaceae) Phytotaxa 150(1): 1-28
- Weber, W.A. (1986) The Lichen Flora of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Mycotaxon 27: 451-497.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Syncesia leprobola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3433. Accessed 31 October 2026.