Caloplaca stewartensis

Caloplaca stewartensis is a species of lignicolous (wood-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] Found in New Zealand, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt. The type specimen was collected from Whale Point on Stewart Island, where it was found growing on wood and stems of Cytisus scoparius. The species epithet refers to the type locality.[2]

Caloplaca stewartensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Caloplaca
Species:
C. stewartensis
Binomial name
Caloplaca stewartensis

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  1. ^ "Caloplaca stewartensis S.Y. Kondr. & Kärnefelt". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Kärnefelt, I.; Elix, J.A.; Thell, A. (2009). "Contributions to the Teloschistaceae, with particular reference to the Southern Hemisphere". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 100 (389): 207–282 [268].