Buellia gypsyensis

Buellia gypsyensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Caliciales
Family:	Caliciaceae
Genus:	Buellia
Species:	B. gypsyensis
Binomial name
Buellia gypsyensis Fryday (2019)

Buellia gypsyensis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in the Falkland Islands, it was described as a new species in 2019 by British lichenologist Alan Fryday. The type was collected from Gypsy Cove near Port Stanley in East Falkland, where it was found growing on a north-facing rock; it is named for its type locality. The main distinguishing characteristics of the lichen are its filiform (threadlike) conidia and the presence of 5-O-methylhiascic acid as the major secondary chemical in the thallus. ^[2]

In 2020, Buellia gypsyensis was assessed as a vulnerable species for the global IUCN Red List. ^[1]

See also

• List of Buellia species

References

1. Fryday, A. (2020). "Buellia gypsyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T176075451A177303493. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T176075451A177303493.en . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
2. Fryday, Alan M. (2019). "Eleven new species of crustose lichenized fungi from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)". The Lichenologist. 51 (3): 235–267. doi:10.1017/S0024282919000185. S2CID   196649792.