Gyalideopsis vainioi

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Gyalideopsis vainioi is a species of lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. It was described as new to science in 1988 by Klaus Kalb and Antonín Vězda from Brazilian collections. The variety Gyalideopsis vainioi var. semicirculata {{sm|Lücking & W.R.Buck}} was published in 2007; it was found in Florida. The specific epithet honours Finnish lichenologist Edvard Vainio, known for his pioneering work with Brazilian lichens.

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Kalb |first1=Klaus |last2=Vězda |first2=Antonin |year=1988 |title=Neue oder bemerkenswerte Arten der Flechten-familie Gomphillaceae in der Neotropis |journal=Bibliotheca Lichenologica |publisher=Lubrecht & Cramer |volume=29 |page=51 |language=German |isbn=978-3-443-58008-7}}

{{cite journal |last1=Lücking |first1=Robert |last2=Buck |first2=William |last3=Rivas Plata |first3=Eimy Rivas |year=2007 |title=The lichen family Gomphillaceae (Ostropales) in eastern North America, with notes on hyphophore development in Gomphillus and Gyalideopsis |journal=The Bryologist |volume=110 |issue=4 |pages=622–672 |doi=10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[622:TLFGOI]2.0.CO;2}}

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External links

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Category:Gomphillaceae

Category:Lichen species

Category:Lichens described in 1988

Category:Lichens of Brazil

Category:Lichens of the Southeastern United States

Category:Taxa named by Antonín Vězda

Category:Taxa named by Klaus Kalb

Category:Fungi without expected TNC conservation status