''Muellerella antarctica'' is a
species of
lichenicolous fungus in the family
Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
.
It was discovered in 2008 on
Isla Navarino
Navarino Island () is a Chilean island located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, to the north, and Cape Horn, to the south. The island forms part of the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, the southernmost commune in Chile and in the world, belong ...
in
Chile where it parasitised ''
Hypogymnia antarctica''.
References
Verrucariales
Fungi described in 2008
Fungi of Chile
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa named by Javier Angel Etayo Salazar
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