Gyalideopsis lambinonii
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About
Gyalideopsis lambinonii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. It forms a thin, grey-whitish crust on tree bark in high-elevation tropical forests and is characterised by distinctive umbrella-shaped dispersal structures, each consisting of a stalk supporting a dark, shield-like head up to 1 mm wide. Originally described in 1979 from montane forests in central Africa, the species has since been recorded from various tropical and subtropical regions including South America, Central America, Asia, and Florida. The lichen was named in honour of the Belgian botanist Jacques Lambinon, who collected the type specimen on Mount Kahuzi in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Family
- Gomphillaceae
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- Name
- Gyalideopsis lambinonii
- Slug
- gyalideopsis-lambinonii
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Gomphillaceae
- Genus
- Gyalideopsis
- Species
- lambinonii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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