Gyalideopsis vainioi is a species of lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. It was described as new to science in 1988 by Klaus Kalb and Antonín Vězda from Brazilian collections.[1] The variety Gyalideopsis vainioi var. semicirculata Lücking & W.R.Buck was published in 2007; it was found in Florida.[2] The specific epithet honours Finnish lichenologist Edvard Vainio, known for his pioneering work with Brazilian lichens.[1]
| Gyalideopsis vainioi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Gomphillaceae |
| Genus: | Gyalideopsis |
| Species: | G. vainioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyalideopsis vainioi | |
References
edit- ^ a b Kalb, Klaus; Vězda, Antonin (1988). "Neue oder bemerkenswerte Arten der Flechten-familie Gomphillaceae in der Neotropis". Bibliotheca Lichenologica (in German). 29. Lubrecht & Cramer: 51. ISBN 978-3-443-58008-7.
- ^ Lücking, Robert; Buck, William; Rivas Plata, Eimy Rivas (2007). "The lichen family Gomphillaceae (Ostropales) in eastern North America, with notes on hyphophore development in Gomphillus and Gyalideopsis". The Bryologist. 110 (4): 622–672. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[622:TLFGOI]2.0.CO;2.
External links
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