Biology:Cetrelia cetrarioides

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Short description: Species of lichen-forming fungus

Cetrelia cetrarioides

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Cetrelia
Species:
C. cetrarioides
Binomial name
Cetrelia cetrarioides
(Delise) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.
Synonyms
  • Parmelia perlata β cetrarioides Duby (1830)

Cetrelia cetrarioides is a foliose lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.[2]

It is native to Eurasia and Northern America.[2] In Nepal, Cetrelia cetrarioides has been reported from 2,000 to 3,000 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[3]

It is part of the Cetrelia olivetorum species complex, a group of morphologically similar lichens now treated as four distinct species: C. cetrarioides, C. chicitae, C. monachorum, and C. olivetorum in the strict sense (sensu stricto.[4]

References

  1. NatureServe. "Cetrelia cetrarioides" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122569/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Cetrelia cetrarioides (Delise) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2605867. 
  3. Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627. 
  4. Yahr, Rebecca; Allen, Jessica L.; Atienza, Violeta; Burgartz, Frank; Chrismas, Nathan; Dal Forno, Manuela et al. (2024). "Red Listing lichenized fungi: best practices and future prospects". The Lichenologist 56: 345–362. doi:10.1017/S0024282924000355. 

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