Filsoniana fabricola

Filsoniana fabricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Filsoniana
Species:
F. fabricola
Binomial name
Filsoniana fabricola
H.Shahidin & X.L.Wei (2025)

Filsoniana fabricola is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] Found in China, it was formally described as a new species in 2025. The type was collected in De-ching town (Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region), where it was found growing on the surface of old worn-out clothes found at the field ridge in the mountains. The species epithet, fabricola, refers to its unusual substrate.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Filsoniana fabricola". MycoBank. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ Yang, Qiu-Xia; Shahidin, Hurnisa; Xiao, Li-Ting; Qiu, Xu-Yun; Zeng, Hui; Phurbu, Dorji; Wang, Yan-Yan; Wei, Xin-Li (2025). "Catalogue of fungi in China 7. New taxa of lichen-forming fungi". Mycology: 1–33. doi:10.1080/21501203.2025.2505480.