Willeya nepalensis
| Willeya nepalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Willeya |
| Species: | W. nepalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Willeya nepalensis Orange (2022)
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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]
References
- ^ "Willeya nepalensis 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.