''Ocellularia krathingensis'' 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.Graphidaceae The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales. Distribution and ecology The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics. Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants). Gener ...

. Found in Thailand, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by lichenologists Natsurang Homchantara and

Brian J. Coppins Brian John Coppins (born 1949) is a botanist and lichenologist, considered a world authority on crustose lichens and a leading expert on the genus ''Micarea''. Education Coppins' interest in lichens was sparked during a field trip to the Scott ...

. The type specimen was collected by the first author from

Khao Khitchakut National Park Khao Khitchakut National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาคิชฌกูฏ) is a national park in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. The park is located in the Soi Dao Mountains, the Thai part of the much larger C ...

( Chanthaburi Province). The

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''krathingensis'' refers to the Namtok Krathing fall, which is close to the type locality. The lichen has a pale greenish grey thallus with a rough to verruculose (warted) texture. ''Ocellularia krathingensis'' has been recorded from Eastern and southeastern Thailand at elevation ranges between . It grows on trees and

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krathingensis Lichen species Lichens described in 2002 Lichens of Thailand Taxa named by Brian John Coppins Taxa named by Natsurang Homchantara {{Ostropales-stub