Amandinea decedens explained

Amandinea decedens is a crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae, first described as Lecidea decedens by Finnish botanist William Nylander in 1869.^{[1] [2]} It was assigned (invalidly) the name, Amandinea decedens, in 2002 by Juliane Blaha and Helmut Mayrhofer.^[1] The name was validly published in 2016 by Blaha, Mayrhofer and Jack Elix^{[1] [3]}

On coastal rocks, when it is found, it is abundant.^[4]

External links

• Amandinea decedens: images and occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index Fungorum - Names Record Amandinea decedens. 2021-03-01. www.indexfungorum.org.
2. Nylander, W.. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. 10. 31. 1869. Additions to the Lichens of New Zealand.
3. 46.
4. 11.