Trapelia thieleana is a lichenised fungus in the family, Trapeliaceae.[1][2] It was first described in 2014 by the mycologists, Gintaras Kantvilas, Steven Leavitt, John Elix and Thorsten Lumbsch.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Baeomycetales |
| Family: | Trapeliaceae |
| Genus: | Trapelia |
| Species: | T. thieleana
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| Trapelia thieleana | |
It has been found in mallee woodland, on loose stones and outcrops of ironstone,[3] in Western Australia, and on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.[3][4]
It is distinguishable from T. coarctata by the bright yellow pigment patches on its upper surface.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Index Fungorum - Names Record: Trapelia thieleana". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Gintaras Kantvilas; Steven D. Leavitt; John A. Elix; H. Thorsten Lumbsch (2014). "Additions to the genus Trapelia (Trapeliaceae: lichenised Ascomycetes)". Australian Systematic Botany. 27 (6): 400. doi:10.1071/SB14037. ISSN 1030-1887. Wikidata Q54494733.
- ^ a b c Gintaras Kantvilas (2019). "An annotated catalogue of the lichens of Kangaroo Island". Swainsona. 32: 77. ISSN 2206-1649. JSTOR 27054012. Wikidata Q105719285.
- ^ "Trapelia thieleana Kantvilas, Lumbsch & Elix". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.