Gyalecta kibiensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Gyalectaceae.[1] Found in Japan, it was formally described as a new species in 2005 by Hiroshi Harada and Isao Yoshimura. The type specimen was collected from limestone in Iwatutsudani (Takahashi, Okayama). The thallus of the lichen is smooth and has a light greyish-green colour.[2] A year later it was later recorded growing on a limestone outcrop on the banks of the Takano River, in Ehime Prefecture.[3]

Gyalecta kibiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Gyalectales
Family: Gyalectaceae
Genus: Gyalecta
Species:
G. kibiensis
Binomial name
Gyalecta kibiensis
H.Harada & Yoshim. (2005)

References

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  1. ^ "Gyalecta kibiensis H. Harada & Yoshim". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Harada, H.; Yoshimura, I. (2005). "Taxonomic study on calcicolous lichens of Japan (1). Gyalecta kibiensis sp. nov". Lichenology. 4 (1): 13–16.
  3. ^ Kawamata, Akinori (2006). "痂状地衣類 キビノサラゴケ(Gyalecta kibiensis H. Harada & Yoshim.)の 新産地について" [New locality of Gyalecta kibiensis H. Harada & Yoshim.; crustose lichens, in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan] (PDF). Lichenology: A journal devoted to all research fields of lichenology: 日本地衣学会誌/日本地衣学会編集委員会 編 (in Japanese). 11 (1): 29–30.