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allantoparmelia lichen

Scientific Name: Allantoparmelia alpicola

Family: Parmeliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Allantoparmelia Lichen

This page provides information about lichens belonging to the genus Allantoparmelia, focusing on Allantoparmelia alpicola and Allantoparmelia almquistii.

Scientific Names and Common Names

  • Scientific Name: Allantoparmelia (Vain.) Essl.
  • Species: Allantoparmelia alpicola (Th. Fr.) Essl. and Allantoparmelia almquistii (Vain.) Essl.
  • Common Names: Allantoparmelia Lichen, Greater Rock Grub Lichen, Almquist's Rock Grub Lichen, Lesser Rock Grub Lichen
  • French Name: allantoparmlie d'Almquist

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Family: Parmeliaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi (implied, as lichens are a symbiotic relationship primarily involving fungi)
  • Rank: Genus and Species
  • Synonyms: Parmelia alpicola Th. Fr., Parmelia almquistii Vain., Hypogymnia almquistii (Vain.) Rass.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Global Occurrence: Eurasia, particularly Europe and the Arctic.
  • Substrate: Primarily found on siliceous, siliciferous, and acidic rocks, stones, and pebbles. It is a saxicolous lichen, meaning it grows on rocks. Can be found on gneiss and limestone ridges.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Allantoparmelia lichens have a foliose growth form.
  • They are described as very slow-growing.

Ecological Role

  • These lichens are primary colonizers in chronosequences, meaning they are among the first organisms to establish on bare rock surfaces.

Associations with Other Organisms

  • Allantoparmelia alpicola can host lichenicolous fungi.

Further Information

  • Referenced in:
    • Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University Press.
    • Lichens of Great Britain & Ireland. British Lichen Society.
    • Li&#353ka J., Palice Z. &amp Slavkov &#352. (2008): Checklist and Red List of lichens of the Czech Republic.
  • Online Resources:
    • Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
    • CNALH for locality map
    • Woods, R. G. (2010) A Lichen Red Data List for Wales.
    • FieldGuide.mt.gov