Biology:Cladonia turgida

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of lichen

Cladonia turgida
Cladonia turgida-2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. turgida
Binomial name
Cladonia turgida
Ehrh. ex Hoffm. (1796)

Cladonia turgida or the crazy-scale cup lichen[1] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[2]

Cladonia turgida contains atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid with the latter compound sometimes in low quantities.[3]

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". 2020. https://www.wildspecies.ca. 
  2. "Cladonia turgida Ehrh. ex Hoffm." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/7246760. 
  3. Kristinsson, Hörður (2016) (in Icelandic). Íslenskar fléttur. Reykjavík: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag. ISBN 978-9979-66-347-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3678952 entry