Biology:Willeya australis

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Short description: Species of lichen

Willeya australis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Willeya
Species:
W. australis
Binomial name
Willeya australis
(Groenh.) Gueidan (2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Staurothele australis Groenh. (1954)

Willeya australis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. Found in Indonesia, it was formally described as a new species in 1954 by Dutch lichenologist Pieter Groenhart, as Staurothele australis. He found the type specimen growing on rocks in the falls of the Brantas River (Malang, East Java). Although he included it in the genus Staurothele, he suggested that a placement in Willeya might also be appropriate.[2] Cécile Gueidan made that generic transfer official in 2014 following molecular phylogenetic analysis of Staurothele and related genera in the Verrucariaceae.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q95510072 entry