Angiactis spinicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Roccellaceae
Genus: Angiactis
Species: Angiactis spinicola

Name

Angiactis spinicola Aptroot & Sparrius, 2008

Distribution and ecology: Endemic to the Galápagos; common and abundant on spines of Scutia spicata, twigs of mangroves and twigs of Cryptocarpus pyriformis on the coastal cliffs close to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz.

References

• Aptroot & Sparrius, in Aptroot, Sparrius, LaGreca & Bungartz, 2008

• Aptroot, A.; Sparrius, L.; LaGreca, S. and Bungartz, F. (2008) Angiactis, a new crustose lichen genus in the Roccellaceae, with species from Bermuda, the Galápagos Islands and Australia. - The Bryologist 111(3): 510–516.   **[RLL List # 211 / Rec.# 29843] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** JSTOR)   (PDF file) (Discussion of Angiactis spinicola: pp. 514-515; black-and-white photo: p. 515, fig. 4; illustration of spores: p 513, fig. 2C)

Links

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Angiactis spinicola