Pertusaria medullamarilla

Pertusaria medullamarilla is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pertusariaceae.[1] Found on the Galápagos Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by lichenologists Alba Yánez-Ayabaca, Frank Bungartz, Alan W. Archer, and John Elix. The type specimen was collected on Pinzón Island, where it was found growing on basalt. The species epithet refers to its yellow-coloured medulla (amarilla is Spanish for yellow).[2]

Pertusaria medullamarilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Pertusaria
Species:
P. medullamarilla
Binomial name
Pertusaria medullamarilla
Yánez-Ayabaca, Bungartz, A.W.Archer & Elix (2015)

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  1. ^ "Pertusaria medullamarilla Yánez-Ayabaca, Bungartz, A.W. Archer & Elix". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bungartz, Frank; Elix, John A.; Yánez-Ayabaca, Alba; Archer, Alan W. (2015). "Endemism in the genus Pertusaria (Pertusariales, lichenized Ascomycota) from the Galapagos Islands". Telopea. 18: 325–369. doi:10.7751/telopea8895.