SafePlants

No images found for this plant ID: 12611.

Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "12611" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.

Safe for Children?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Dogs?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Cats?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Reptiles?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Cresponea proximata

Scientific Name: Cresponea proximata

Family: Opegraphaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

Duration:

Other Names:

       

Cresponea proximata

Cresponea proximata is a species of lichenized fungi belonging to the genus Cresponea. The genus Cresponea was described in 1993 and contains species that were formerly classified under Lecanactis.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cresponea proximata (Nyl.) Egea &amp Torrente
  • Family: Roccellaceae / Lecanactidaceae / Opegraphaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Phylum: Ascomycota
  • Class: Ascomycetes / Arthoniomycetes
  • Order: Opegraphales / Arthoniales
  • Synonyms:
    • Lecidea proximata Nyl. (Basionym)
    • Lecanactis proximata (Nyl.) Zahlbr. (1924)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Cresponea proximata has been found in:
    • Netherlands Antilles, specifically Sint Eustatius
    • Taiwan
    • Singapore
    • South Korea
    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • Australasia
    • Sinharaja Forest (Argentina)
    • Puerto Princesa (Philippines)
    • Aldabra
    • Thailand
    • Nantou County, Taiwan (near Wushe)
    • Shikoku
  • It grows on trees in forests, including evergreen forests.
  • It is also found on Rhizophora mangle and Zelkova serrata.

Genetic Information

  • Cresponea proximata voucher Ertz 17343 (BR) has an RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) gene with partial cds of 891 bp linear DNA KJ524356.1

Conservation Status

  • NCA status: Least Concern

Resources

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • NCBI Taxonomy checklist
  • Index Fungorum
  • Discover Life
  • ResearchGate