''Astrothelium pyrenuliforme'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling)

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Trypetheliaceae The Trypetheliaceae are a family of mainly lichen-forming fungi in the order Trypetheliales. Genera *'' Alloarthopyrenia'' – 1 sp. *''Aptrootia'' – 3 spp. *'' Architrypethelium'' – 8 spp. *''Astrothelium'' – ca. 275 spp. *'' Bathel ...

. Found in Bolivia, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by lichenologists Adam Flakus and

André Aptroot André Aptroot (Heemskerk, 1961) is a Dutch mycologist and lichenologist. In 1993 he did his PhD at the University of Utrecht under the supervision of Robbert Gradstein (nl). His dissertation was titled "Systematic studies on pyrenocarpous li ...

. The type specimen was collected by the first author from Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area ( Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department) at an altitude of , where it was found growing on bark in a

Chiquitano dry forest The Chiquitano dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in Bolivia and Brazil. The ecoregion is named for the Chiquitano people who live in the region. Setting The Chiquitano dry forests cover an area of . The ecoregion lies east ...

. It is only known to occur at the type locality. The species epithet ''pyrenuliforme'' refers to its resemblance to genus ''

Pyrenula ''Pyrenula'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the ...

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pyrenuliforme Lichen species Lichens described in 2016 Lichens of Bolivia Taxa named by André Aptroot Taxa named by Adam Grzegorz Flakus {{Dothideomycetes-stub