Filsoniana kiamae

Filsoniana kiamae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Filsoniana
Species:
F. kiamae
Binomial name
Filsoniana kiamae
(S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell & Hur (2013)
Holotype: Kiama township, New South Wales
Synonyms
  • Caloplaca kiamae S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2007)
  • Squamulea kiamae (S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) Arup, Søchting & Frödén (2013)

Filsoniana kiamae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is found in Australia. The lichen forms small rosettes with brownish-orange areoles, and it occasionally develops isidia. Its rare apothecia (fruiting bodies) are round, with brownish-orange margins and a reddish disc.