Biology:Cladonia boryi

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Short description: Species of lichen

Cladonia boryi
Lichen Cladonia boryi Fishnet Cladonia 2 L sand dune Duxbury MA USA D 211129.jpg
Mature mass of Cladonia boryi, the fishnet lichen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. boryi
Binomial name
Cladonia boryi
Tuck.

Cladonia boryi , also commonly known as fishnet cladonia or fishnet lichen, is a species of lichen.[1][2] It is distinctive in the genus Cladonia because the stalks (podetia) are very wide, seemingly hollow, and often perforated, hence the colloquial name - the fishnet lichen. It is also known as Bory's cup lichen.

Description

Lichen grows into roundish masses up to 20 cm (7.9 in) or so in diameter; many masses may form a broad area on the ground. Podetia wider than most in Cladonia; the walls often being irregularly perforated. Podetia end in small coronets, tips of which are usually colored maroon.

Range

Mostly reported from North East United States of America GBIF, occasional records from other locations including Japan.

Habitat

Usually found on sand dunes, sand, or in forest glades.

Taxonomy

Originally described by Edward Tuckerman in 1847. Now classified in the section Unciales [3] Index Fungorum UUID: {5636B9BC-C79E-4041-87D6-3BC889939E0D}

Description of Cladonia boryi by Tuckerman in his Synopsis of American Lichens (published 1882)

References

  1. "Fishnet Cladonia (Cladonia boryi)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/217076-Cladonia-boryi. 
  2. "Fishnet Cladonia (Cladonia boryi)" (in en-US). https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=53377&clid=1048. 
  3. Stenroos, S., Hyvönen, J., Myllys, L., Thell, A., and Ahti, T. 2002. Phylogeny of the genus Cladonia s.lat. (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycetes) inferred from molecular, morphological, and chemical data. Cladistics, 18, 237–278 doi:10.1006/clad.2002.020

Wikidata ☰ Q3678836 entry