Ocellularia diospyri
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| Ocellularia diospyri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Ocellularia |
| Species: | O. diospyri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocellularia diospyri | |
Ocellularia diospyri is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is found in northern Thailand.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and Brian J. Coppins. The type specimen was collected from Ton Krabak Yai National Park (Tak Province) at an elevation of about 500 m (1,600 ft); here, in a mixed forest, it was found growing on the trunk of a Diospyros tree. This genus is alluded to in the specific epithet diospyri. The lichen is only known to occur at the type locality.[1]