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Verrucaria xyloxena Norman

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Eurotiomycetes

Order
Verrucariales

Family
Verrucariaceae

Genus
Verrucaria

Species
xyloxena

Taxon category: Accepted

material confirmed by O. Breuss (2011)

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Verrucaria xyloxena", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3528. Accessed 5 November 2026.