Biology:Dirina approximata

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Short description: Species of lichen

Dirina approximata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Roccellaceae
Genus: Dirina
Species:
D. approximata
Binomial name
Dirina approximata
Zahlbr. (1931)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dirina herrei Zahlbr. (1931)
  • Dirina paradoxa subsp. approximata (Zahlbr.) Tehler (1986)

Dirina approximata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It was formally described by Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1931.[2] It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where it grows on the bark of various trees and shrubs. Its sister species is Dirina sorocarpa, which is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands; Anders Tehler suggests that the large disjunct distribution between the two is the result of "ancient long distance dispersal event".[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21269728 entry