| Schaereria xerophila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Schaereriales |
| Family: | Schaereriaceae |
| Genus: | Schaereria |
| Species: | S. xerophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Schaereria xerophila Rambold & H.Mayrhofer (1989) | |
Schaereria xerophila is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Schaereriaceae. [1] Found in Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 1989 by the lichenologists Gerhard Rambold and Helmut Mayrhofer. The type specimen was found growing on lowland, inland siliceous rock in Queensland, [2] but its range has been expanded to include Tasmania. It is one of five species of Schaereria to occur in Australia. [3] Some diagnostic characteristics of Schaereria xerophila include its crustose, areolate thallus, semi-immersed apothecia , and roughly spherical, non- halonate spores. [2]
