| Willeya nepalensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Willeya |
| Species: | W. nepalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Willeya nepalensis Orange (2022) | |
Willeya nepalensis 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. Characteristics of this lichen include its cracked thallus and fruiting bodies ( perithecia ), which are immersed in the thallus. [2]