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Cyphellostereum galapagoense
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About
Cyphellostereum galapagoense is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. The species is found only in the humid highlands of the Galápagos Islands, where it grows on moss-covered tree branches in misty cloud forests. It was originally classified under a different genus name in 2012 before DNA studies revealed its true evolutionary relationships. The lichen forms blue-green, hair-like strands that create a velvet-textured mat and partners with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to survive in nutrient-poor environments.
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
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- Name
- Cyphellostereum galapagoense
- Slug
- cyphellostereum-galapagoense
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Genus
- Cyphellostereum
- Species
- galapagoense
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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