Dirina catalinariae
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| Dirina catalinariae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Dirina |
| Species: | D. catalinariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dirina catalinariae Hasse (1911) | |
Dirina catalinariae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It occurs in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and the Galápagos Islands.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 1911 by Hermann Edward Hasse. The type specimen was collected on Catalina Island, where it was found growing on beach boulders near Avalon; the species epithet refers to its type locality.[2] In 2013, Anders Tehler proposed the form Dirina catalinariae f. sorediata from specimens collected in Mexico,[3] but this taxon is no longer considered to have independent taxonomic significance.[4]