Cerothallia yorkensis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Found in Australia, where it grows on limestone outcrops, it was described as new to science in 2011. The specific epithet yorkensis refers to the type locality, Yorke Peninsula.[1] It was originally described as a member of the genus Caloplaca, but transferred to Cerothallia in 2013.[2]

Cerothallia yorkensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Cerothallia
Species:
C. yorkensis
Binomial name
Cerothallia yorkensis
(S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) Arup, Frödén & Søchting (2013)
Synonyms
  • Caloplaca yorkensis S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2011)

References

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  1. ^ Lumbsch T, Ahti T, Altermann S, Arup U, Kärnefelt I, Thell A, et al. (2011). "One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 18 (1): 1–127 (see p. 34).  
  2. ^ Arup, Ulf; Søchting, Ulrik; Frödén, Patrik (2013). "A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 16–83. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x.