Glyphopeltis is a genus in the family Psoraceae.[1] It is monotypic, consisting of the single saxicolous lichen species Glyphopeltis eburina, found in southern Africa. This species was formally described as a new species in 1985 by Franklin Brusse, who discovered the type specimen growing on the shaded lower surface of a dolerite boulder in Cape Province.[2]

Glyphopeltis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Psoraceae
Genus: Glyphopeltis
Brusse (1985)
Type species
Glyphopeltis eburina
Brusse (1985)

References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ Brusse, F. (2007). "Glyphopeltis (Lecideaceae), a new lichen genus from southern Africa". The Lichenologist. 17 (3): 267–268. doi:10.1017/S0024282985000330. S2CID 86528282.