Opeltiella fibrosoides

Opeltiella fibrosoides
Scientific 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]

References

1. "Synonymy: Current Name: Opeltiella fibrosoides (M. Westb. & Frödén) S.Y. Kondr., in Kondratyuk, Lőkös, Jeong, Oh, Kondratiuk & Hur, Acta bot. hung. 62(3-4): 304 (2020)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. "Opeltiella fibrosoides (M. Westb. & Frödén) S.Y. Kondr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Westberg, M.; Frödén, P. (2007). "Candelaria fibrosoides – a new species from Peru". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 95: 549–554.
4. Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Lőkös, L.; Jeong, M.-H.; Oh, S.-O.; Kondratiuk, A.S.; Hur, J.-S. (2020). "Contributions to molecular phylogeny of lichen-forming fungi, 1. The family Candelariaceae". Acta Botanica Hungaricae. 62 (3–4): 293–307. doi:10.1556/034.62.2020.3-4.4.