Micarea phylicae

{{Short description|Species of lichen-forming fungus}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Micarea phylicae | authority = (Øvstedal) Myllys & Kantvilas (2026) | synonyms_ref = <ref name="Myllys et al. 2026"/> | synonyms = *''Szczawinskia phylicae'' {{au|Øvstedal (2010)}} }}

'''''Micarea phylicae''''' is a species of crustose lichen in the family Ectolechiaceae. Found in the Tristan da Cunha–Gough Island, it was described as a new species in 2010 by Dag Øvstedal, as ''Szczawinskia phylicae''. The type specimen was collected during the Norwegian Tristan da Cunha expedition of 1937–1938. Captain Erling Christophersen and botanical assistant Yngvar Mejland found the specimen above Sandy Point in Tristan da Cunha, where it was growing on Island Cape myrtle (''Phylica arborea'') at an altitude of {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Øvstedal & Gremmen 2010"/> The species was reclassified in the genus ''Micarea'' in 2026.<ref name="Myllys et al. 2026"/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Myllys et al. 2026">{{cite journal |last1=Myllys |first1=Leena |last2=Svensson |first2=Måns |last3=Kantvilas |first3=Gintaras |last4=Sérusiaux |first4=Emmanuel |last5=van den Boom |first5=Pieter |last6=Aptroot |first6=André |last7=Cezanne |first7=Rainer |last8=Eichler |first8=Marion |last9=Pino-Bodas |first9=Raquel |last10=Printzen |first10=Christian |last11=Pykälä |first11=Juha |last12=Thor |first12=Göran |last13=Westberg |first13=Martin |last14=Weber |first14=Lilith |last15=Kantelinen |first15=Annina |year=2026 |title=The first comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the lichenized genus ''Micarea'' (Ectolechiaceae, Ascomycota) |journal=Taxon |volume=75 |issue=1 |article-number=e70087 |doi=10.1002/tax.70087|doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name="Øvstedal & Gremmen 2010">{{cite journal |last1=Øvstedal |first1=Dag O. |last2=Gremmen |first2=Niek J.M. |year=2010 |title=New lichen species from Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island |journal=Folia Cryptogamica Estonica |volume=47 |pages=43–49 |url=https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/FCE/article/view/13650/8696}}</ref>

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phylicae Category:Lichen species Category:Lichens described in 2010 Category:Lichens of Tristan da Cunha Category:Taxa named by Dag Olav Øvstedal