Phyllopsora dominicanus Rikkinen and Poinar 2008

Lecanoromycetes - Lecanorales

Full reference: J. Rikkinen and G. O. Poinar. 2008. A new species of Phyllopsora (Lecanorales, lichen-forming Ascomycota) from Dominican amber, with remarks on the fossil history of lichens. Journal of Experimental Botany 59(5):1007-1011

Belongs to Phyllopsora according to J. Rikkinen and G. O. Poinar 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Poinar B 1–23, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Poinar coll)

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