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Astrothelium gyalostiolatum

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Astrothelium gyalostiolatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Trypetheliales
Family: Trypetheliaceae
Genus: Astrothelium
Species:
A. gyalostiolatum
Binomial name
Astrothelium gyalostiolatum
Aptroot (2022)

Astrothelium gyalostiolatum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae.[1] Found in Brazil, it was described in 2022 by the Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot. It belongs to the genus Astrothelium, sharing similarities with Astrothelium bicolor but uniquely characterized by the presence of lichexanthone exclusively around the ostioles.[2]

Description

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The lichen has a dull, dirty ochraceous gray thallus, covering up to 15 cm in diameter. The thallus resembles resin in texture and is bordered by a black prothallus line. It produces ascomata, which are immersed in groups within pseudostromata, and bears hyaline, ascospores with three septa (internal partitions). The unique chemical signature is the UV+ (yellow) reaction of its ostioles, indicating the presence of lichexanthone.[2]

Habitat and distribution

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Exclusive to Brazil's Mato Grosso region, A. gyalostiolatum grows on tree bark in primary rainforests.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Astrothelium gyalostiolatum Aptroot". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Aptroot, André; de Souza, Maria Fernanda; dos Santos, Lidiane Alves; Junior, Isaias Oliveira; Barbosa, Bruno Micael Cardoso; da Silva, Marcela Eugenia Cáceres (2022). "New species of lichenized fungi from Brazil, with a record report of 492 species in a small area of the Amazon Forest". The Bryologist. 125 (3): 435–467. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-125.3.433.