Anaptychia ethiopica
| Anaptychia ethiopica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Physciaceae |
| Genus: | Anaptychia |
| Species: | A. ethiopica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaptychia ethiopica | |
Anaptychia ethiopica is a species of lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Found in East Africa, China, and Russia, it was formally described as a new species in 1976 by lichenologists Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow and Hildur Krog. The type specimen was collected from Mount Bwahit (Begemder, Ethiopia), where it was found growing on moss.