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Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm.

liquen de copa, Pixie cup lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Lecanorales

Family
Cladoniaceae

Genus
Cladonia

Species
pyxidata

Taxon category: Accepted

fide annotations T. Ahti, 2010 (new to Galapagos, recently found in continental Ecuador): CDS 31422

Origin: Native

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

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

References

  • Yánez-Ayabaca, A. Ahti, T., Bungartz, F. (2013) The Family Cladoniaceae (Lecanorales) in the Galapagos Islands Phytotaxa 129 (1): 1–33

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cladonia pyxidata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3563. Accessed 1 November 2026.