Willeya irrigata
| Willeya irrigata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Willeya |
| Species: | W. irrigata
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| Binomial name | |
| Willeya irrigata Orange (2022)
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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]
References
- ^ "Willeya irrigata Orange". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Orange, Alan; Chhetri, Som G. (2022). "Verrucariaceae from Nepal". The Lichenologist. 54 (3–4): 139–174. Bibcode:2022ThLic..54..139O. doi:10.1017/S0024282922000160.