Coccocarpia delicatula
species of fungus
Coccocarpia delicatula is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Coccocarpiaceae. Known only from the Galápagos Islands and Réunion, it was described as new to science in 2011. Characterised by its rounded, foliose thallus and unique cylindrical isidia, this lichen is similar in appearance to Coccocarpia domingensis but has distinct differences in isidia shape and arrangement. Found on the bark and wood of dead twigs, Coccocarpia delicatula thrives in sunny, wind- and rain-exposed environments.
Taxonomy
Coccocarpia delicatula was first described by lichenologists Frank Bungartz, Frauke Ziemmeck, and Robert Lücking in 2011. The type specimen was collected by the first author on San Cristóbal Island in 2008. The species name delicatula was chosen to highlight the delicate nature of the thallus compared to the more common Coccocarpia palmicola.
Description
The thallus of Coccocarpia delicatula is foliicolous (growing on leaves) and foliose (leafy), with a rounded shape and diameter up to 10 mm. Its lobes are thin and flat, measuring 0.1–0.2 mm wide, linear but slightly widened towards the apex, and closely spaced. The upper surface of the lobes is blue-green when moist and plumbeous to bluish-grey when dry, featuring thin, white, longitudinal grooves.
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