| Dirina approximata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Dirina |
| Species: | D. approximata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dirina approximata Zahlbr. (1931) | |
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Dirina approximata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It was formally described by Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1931. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where it grows on the bark of various trees and shrubs. Its sister species is Dirina sorocarpa, which is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands; Anders Tehler suggests that the large disjunct distribution between the two is the result of "ancient long distance dispersal event".
References
- "Synonymy.Current Name: Dirina approximata Zahlbr., Annls mycol. 29: 78 (1931)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- Zahlbruckner, A. (1931). "Neue Flechten: X". Annales Mycologici (in German). 29 (1–2): 75–86 .
- Tehler, Anders; Ertz, Damien; Irestedt, Martin (2013). "The genus Dirina (Roccellaceae, Arthoniales) revisited". The Lichenologist. 45 (4): 427–476. doi:10.1017/s0024282913000121.
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| Dirina approximata | |
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