Palicella lueckingii

Palicella lueckingii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lecideoid lichen in the family Lecanoraceae.

The type specimen was collected from the Malalcahuelo National Reserve, where it was found growing on the bark of Araucaria araucana in Valdivian temperate rain forest.

The species epithet honours German lichenologist Robert Lücking, "who has made an outstanding contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical lichens".

[2] Characteristic features of Palicella lueckingii include its thick thallus, apothecia lacking pruina, and small ascospores (measuring 10.5–15.5 by 5–6 μm).

Lichen products that occur in this species are atranorin, pannarin, and thiophanic acid.