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Fuckel's corticifraga lichen
Scientific Name: Corticifraga fuckelii
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Fuckel's Corticifraga Lichen
Explore the fascinating world of Corticifraga fuckelii, commonly known as Fuckel's corticifraga lichen. This unique organism is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning it lives as a parasite on other living lichens.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Corticifraga fuckelii (Rehm) D. Hawksw. & R. Sant.
- Common Name: Fuckel's corticifraga lichen
- Family: Uncertain Lichen Family (Lecanoromycetes, genera incertae sedis)
- Group: Lichen
- Synonym: Phragmonaevia fuckelii
Distribution and Habitat
The native distribution of Corticifraga fuckelii is currently uncertain. However, it has been recorded in various locations, including Wales.
Ecological Role
- Corticifraga fuckelii is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning it lives as a parasite on other living lichens.
- Other species within the Corticifraga genus, like Corticifraga peltigerae, have feeding and other relationships with other organisms as a lichenicolous fungus.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Corticifraga peltigerae grows entirely immersed in the host lichens, becoming erumpent only in the ostiolar region.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Corticifraga fuckelii is a parasite on living lichens.
- Corticifraga peltigerae interacts with lichens such as Peltigera canina, acting as a parasite.
Further Information
- British Lichen Society (BLS) Lichen Database
- Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid (MA-Lichen)
- Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2.