Caloplaca hafellneri

Caloplaca hafellneri is a rare species of lignicolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.^[1] Found in South Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt. The type specimen was collected from north of Kingoonya, where it was found growing on wood. The species epithet honours Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellner, "in recognition to the knowledge of the plurilocular representatives of the genus Caloplaca in Australia, as well as his contributions to lichenology in general". The species is only known from the type collection.^[2]

Caloplaca hafellneri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Teloschistales
Family:	Teloschistaceae
Genus:	Caloplaca
Species:	C. hafellneri
Binomial name
Caloplaca hafellneri S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2009)