Biology:Athallia scopularis

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Short description: Species of lichen

Athallia scopularis
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Scientific classification edit
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)
Synonyms[1]

Athallia scopularis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] It was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1883 as a member of the genus Lecanora.[3] After having been shuffled to several genera in its taxonomic history,[1] it was transferred to the genus Athallia in 2013 following a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Nordic Jl Bot. 31(1): 36 (2013)". Species Fungorum. https://www.speciesfungorum.org/GSD/GSDspecies.asp?RecordID=802025. 
  2. "Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/J9M3. 
  3. Nylander, W. (1883). "Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam Europaeam. Contin. XL" (in la). Flora 66: 97–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/67438. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Fletcher, A.; Laundon, J.R. (2009). "Caloplaca Th. Fr. (1860)". The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland (2nd ed.). London: The Natural History Museum. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-9540418-8-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q23059073 entry