Opeltiella fibrosoides

Opeltiella fibrosoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Opeltiella
Species:
O. fibrosoides
Binomial name
Opeltiella fibrosoides
(M.Westb. & Frödén) S.Y.Kondr. (2020)
Synonyms[1]
  • Candelaria fibrosoides M.Westb. & Frödén (2007)

Opeltiella fibrosoides is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Candelariaceae.[2] It is known to occur only in a single location in Peru, where lichen thrives in a high-altitude environment, specifically on shrubs and cacti in an open pasture land. It was formally described as a new species by Swedish lichenologists Martin Westberg and Patrik Frödén in 2007, first as a member of the genus Candelaria. Although it bears a striking resemblance to C. fibrosa on the surface, it is differentiated by its eight-spored asci and a thallus featuring an ecorticate lower surface.[3] In 2020, Sergey Kondratyuk transferred the taxon to the newly circumscribed genus Opeltiella, following molecular phylogenetic-based analysis of the family Candelariaceae.[4]

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