Astrothelium zebrinum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae.[1] Found in Brazil and Guyana, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by André Aptroot.[2] The type specimen was collected in a sclerophyllous forest near the airstrip of Kaieteur Falls National Park (Potaro-Siparuni region, Guyana). Characteristics of the lichen include its fused ostioles, lack of lichen products, and ascospores that have seven septa and dimensions of 14–28 μm wide by 60–70 μm long.[2] A year after its original description, the species was recorded from the Brazilian Amazon.[3]

Astrothelium zebrinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Trypetheliales
Family: Trypetheliaceae
Genus: Astrothelium
Species:
A. zebrinum
Binomial name
Astrothelium zebrinum
Aptroot (2016)

References

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  1. ^ "Astrothelium zebrinum Aptroot". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Aptroot, André; Ertz, Damien; Etayo Salazar, Javier Angel; Gueidan, Cécile; Mercado Diaz, Joel Alejandro; Schumm, Felix; Weerakoon, Gothamie (2016). "Forty-six new species of Trypetheliaceae from the tropics". The Lichenologist. 48 (6): 609–638. doi:10.1017/s002428291600013x. S2CID 89128070.
  3. ^ da Silva Cáceres, Marcela Eugenia; Aptroot, André (2017). "Lichens from the Brazilian Amazon, with special reference to the genus Astrothelium". The Bryologist. 120 (2): 165–181. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-120.2.165.