Athallia scopularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Athallia |
Species: | A. scopularis |
Binomial name | |
Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting (2013) | |
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Athallia scopularis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1883 as a member of the genus Lecanora. After having been shuffled to several genera in its taxonomic history, it was transferred to the genus Athallia in 2013 following a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. This lichen grows on sun-lit seaside siliceous rocks, particularly those covered with guano from resting birds. It has been recorded from the Atlantic coasts of North America, Northern Europe, and Greenland.
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Nordic Jl Bot. 31(1): 36 (2013)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- "Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- Nylander, W. (1883). "Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam Europaeam. Contin. XL". Flora (in Latin). 66: 97–109.
- Arup, Ulf; Søchting, Ulrik; Frödén, Patrik (2013). "A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 16–83. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x.
- Fletcher, A.; Laundon, J.R. (2009). "Caloplaca Th. Fr. (1860)". In Smith, C.W.; Aptroot, A.; Coppins, B.J.; Fletcher, F.; Gilbert, O.L.; James, P.W.; Wolselely, P.A. (eds.). The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland (2nd ed.). London: The Natural History Museum. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-9540418-8-5.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Athallia scopularis |
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