Nevilleiella marchantii

Nevilleiella marchantii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Nevilleiella
Species:
N. marchantii
Binomial name
Nevilleiella marchantii
(S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr. & Hur (2017)
Holotype: Lake King, Western Australia
Synonyms
  • Caloplaca marchantii S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2007)

Nevilleiella marchantii is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Found in Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2007. The thallus of Nevilleiella marchantii spreads 1–3 cm wide, with distinctive, almost spherical, pustule-like formations that give it an appearance resembling a bunch of grapes. These formations vary in shape and colour from yellow-brown to orange-brown.