Teloschistes inflatus is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] Found in Cape Province, South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 2007 by the lichenologist Patrik Frödén.[2]

Teloschistes inflatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Teloschistes
Species:
T. inflatus
Binomial name
Teloschistes inflatus
Frödén (2007)

References edit

  1. ^ "Teloschistes inflatus Frödén". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ Frödén, P.; Kärnefelt, I. (2007). "Two new species of Teloschistes J.M.Norman: T. arabicus and T. inflatus and notes on the Teloschistes flora of Africa". In Kärnefelt, Ingvar; Thell, Arne (eds.). Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David Galloway. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 95. J. Cramer. pp. 183–223 [200]. ISBN 978-3-443-58074-2.