Astrothelium aeneum

Astrothelium aeneum
in Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Trypetheliales
Family: Trypetheliaceae
Genus: Astrothelium
Species:
A. aeneum
Binomial name
Astrothelium aeneum
Synonyms
  • Verrucaria aenea Eschw. (1834)
  • Pseudopyrenula aenea Vain. (1890)
  • Trypethelium aeneum (Vain.) Zahlbr. (1903)

Astrothelium aeneum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. It is widely distributed in tropical regions. The lichen's thallus is typically light olive-green to yellowish, often covered in orange pigment, and varies in texture from smooth to uneven. It fluoresces red under ultraviolet light.