| Willeya irrigata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Willeya |
| Species: | W. irrigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Willeya irrigata Orange (2022) | |
Willeya irrigata is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. [1] Found in Nepal, it was described by the lichenologist Alan Orange in 2022. It is characterised by a thallus that cracks into distinct dark-sided areoles , and by its relatively large ascospores, which measure 28.5–40 micrometres. [2]