Chrysothrix xanthina

Chrysothrix xanthina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Chrysotrichaceae
Genus: Chrysothrix
Species:
C. xanthina
Binomial name
Chrysothrix xanthina
(Vain.) Kalb (2001)
Synonyms
  • Lepraria xanthina Vain. (1901)

Chrysothrix xanthina is a widely distributed species of leprose lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. It has a bright yellow to bright greenish-yellow, thin, granular thallus, and typically grows on bark, although it is infrequently found growing on rock.

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