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Clathroporina isidiifera

Scientific Name: Clathroporina isidiifera

Family: Trichotheliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Clathroporina isidiifera

Clathroporina isidiifera is a species of lichen described by R.C. Harris. It lacks a widely recognized common name.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Clathroporina isidiifera R.C. Harris
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Division: Ascomycota
  • Class: Lecanoromycetes
  • Order: Unknown (based on available text, various families are mentioned including Pertusariaceae)
  • Family: Trichotheliaceae (mentioned in some sources), Porinaceae (mentioned in other sources)
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned in provided text.

Distribution and Habitat

The lichen is known from Florida, United States, as evidenced by a specimen collected in 1997 (ILLS00009794, J.D. Schoknecht & J.L. Crane 98-408, 18 December 1997). It has also been observed in Bermuda.

Morphological Characteristics

  • The thallus surface of Clathroporina isidiifera can exhibit abnormal outgrowths of the photobiont.

Quirky Facts

  • One source jokingly refers to a publication mentioning this lichen as "More Florida lichens, including the 10 cent t of the pyrenolichens."

Further Information

  • Discover Life: Discover Life
  • Encyclopedia of Life: Encyclopedia of Life
  • LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes
  • Index Fungorum
  • NatureWatch NZ
  • ILLS: FUNGUS (Illinois Natural History Survey Fungal Collection)