Fulvophyton serusiauxii
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| Fulvophyton serusiauxii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellographaceae |
| Genus: | Fulvophyton |
| Species: | F. serusiauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Fulvophyton serusiauxii Sparrius & Tehler (2020) | |
Fulvophyton serusiauxii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Roccellographaceae.[1] It has a distinct cream-coloured, areolate thallus and specific chemical characteristics. This lichen is only known from its type locality in Mexico where it grows on granite boulders near the Pacific Ocean shore.
Fulvophyton serusiauxii was first described by lichenologists Laurens Sparrius and Anders Tehler. The species was named in honour of Belgian lichenologist Emmanuël Sérusiaux upon his retirement from the University of Liège. The type specimen was collected by the second author south of Puerto Vallarta in the Mexican state of Jalisco, close to Los Arcos National Underwater Park; there, it was found growing on granitic boulders on the beach.[2]