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ahtiana lichen
Scientific Name: Ahtiana sphaerosporella
Family: Parmeliaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Ahtiana Lichen
This page provides information about lichens in the genus Ahtiana, focusing primarily on Ahtiana sphaerosporella and Ahtiana aurescens.
Scientific Classification
- Genus: Ahtiana Goward
- Family: Parmeliaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
The genus Ahtiana was segregated from Parmelia s. str.
Species
- Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mll. Arg.) Goward
- Ahtiana aurescens (Tuck.) A. Thell & Randlane
Common Names
- Ahtiana sphaerosporella: Mountain Candlewax Lichen, ahtiana lichen
- Ahtiana aurescens: Eastern Candlewax Lichen
Synonyms
- Parmelia sphaerosporella Mll. Arg. (for Ahtiana sphaerosporella)
- Cetraria aurescens Tuck. (for Ahtiana aurescens)
- Tuckermannopsis aurescens (Tuck.) Hale (for Ahtiana aurescens)
- Cetraria pallidula (for Ahtiana pallidula)
- Tuckermannopsis pallidula (for Ahtiana pallidula)
Distribution and Habitat
- Ahtiana sphaerosporella has been found growing on Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
- Ahtiana species are found in North America, including the Greater Sonoran Desert Region.
- Ahtiana aurescens is found in North Carolina, USA, and has been recorded in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
- Ahtiana sp. have been found in Moorea, French Polynesia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Ahtiana lichens are foliose, meaning "leaf-like". They can resemble melted candle wax.
Quirky Facts
- One person apparently named his second daughter after his favorite kind of lichen, Ahtiana.
Further Information
- Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora
- Ohio Moss and Lichen website (ohiomosslichen.org)