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urceolate conotrema lichen

Scientific Name: Conotrema urceolatum

Family: Stictidaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Conotrema urceolatum

Conotrema urceolatum, commonly known as urceolate conotrema lichen, is a lichen species belonging to the family Stictidaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Conotrema urceolatum (Ach.) Tuck.
  • Common Name: Urceolate conotrema lichen
  • Rank: Species
  • Family: Stictidaceae
  • Genus: Conotrema (Ach.) Tuck.
  • Synonym: Stictis urceolatum (Ach.) Gilenstam
  • Symbol: C2

Distribution and Habitat

This lichen is found in various regions, including Eastern Canada and Australia, and may be endemic to some locations. It is also mentioned as a species found in the laurel forest of Madeira.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Type: Lichenous
  • Ascomata: Urceolate (flask-shaped)
  • Apothecia: Urceolate to truncate-conoid, sometimes explanate or patellteform, prominent to sessile. The disc is deeply urceolate.
  • Ascospores: Fusiform

Ecology and Interactions

  • The species of Conotrema are lichenized Stictis.
  • Lichenicolous: Some species of Conotrema can grow in/on other lichens.

Genetic Information

A specific gene sequence, AY661676, is associated with Conotrema urceolatum.

Further Information

The USDA and National Botanical Research Institute lichen herbarium (LWG) are resources for further information. Gilenstam's studies in the lichen genus Conotrema are also valuable.