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Cliostomum leprosum
Scientific Name: Cliostomum leprosum
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Cliostomum leprosum
Cliostomum leprosum is a species of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Ramalinaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cliostomum leprosum (Räsänen) Holien & Tønsberg
- Family: Ramalinaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Synonym: Catillaria leprosa Räsänen, Cliostomum luteolum Gowan (deprecated)
Distribution and Habitat
Cliostomum leprosum has been found in various locations, including:
- The UK (according to records accessible through the NBN)
- British Columbia, Canada (specifically Lunate Creek on the trunk of Tsuga)
- The Alps of France and Switzerland
- Poland
- Estonia
- Sweden
In central Europe, it grows on the bark of old conifers.
Morphological Characteristics
Cliostomum leprosum is a crustose lichen.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It can be found growing alongside other lichens such as Fellhanera gyrophorica and Lecanora thysanophora.
- In some regions, it is one of the most common crustose lichen species, growing with Arthonia leucopellaea and Lecanactis abietina.
Resources and Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life
- Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?
- NBN (National Biodiversity Network)
- Natural History Museum's UK Species Inventory
- TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)