Alyxoria ochrocheila is a species of lichen in the family Lecanographaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and was formally described by William Nylander in 1865.
Description
Alyxoria ochrocheila has an effuse thallus, lacks a prothallus, and is white to white-grey in colour. It is often mistaken for Opegrapha sp., but can be identified due to having distinct orange pruina that turn purple when spot-tested with potassium hydroxide. == Taxonomy ==
Taxonomy
The species was first described by William Nylander in 1865, under the name Opegrapha ochrocheila. It was recombined in 2010 and placed in the genus Alyxoria by Damien Ertz and Anders Tehler, based on phylogenetic analysis. == Distribution ==
Distribution
The species is distributed globally, often found in Europe , North America, Africa, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. It was first identified as occurring in New Zealand in 2016, from a specimen collected from a silver fern trunk in Hillsborough Cemetery in Auckland, New Zealand. ==References==