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eopyrenula lichen
Scientific Name: Eopyrenula
Family: Pleomassariaceae
Category: Lichen
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Eopyrenula Lichen
This page provides information about the lichen genus Eopyrenula, commonly known as Eopyrenula Lichen.
Scientific Classification
- Scientific Name: Eopyrenula R.C. Harris
- Common Name: Eopyrenula Lichen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Taxonomic Rank: Genus, Species
- Family: Pleomassariaceae, Dacampiaceae (Note: conflicting information in provided text)
- Informal Taxonomy: Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Synonyms and Related Taxa
- Eopyrenula grandicula
- Eopyrenula septemseptata
- Eopyrenula leucoplaca (Wallr.) R. C. Harris
- Eopyrenula avellanae Coppins
- Eopyrenula intermedia
- Eopyrenula parvispora
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Great Britain and Ireland.
- Observed in Wales, Scotland, and southern Ontario.
- Specifically mentioned in Cornwall, Kastamonu province and Sinop
- Eopyrenula intermedia found on Red Maple in a moist forest and on Acer.
- Eopyrenula leucoplaca is a temperate lichen, found on smooth bark of deciduous trees in open, humid forests.
Morphological Characteristics
- Eopyrenula intermedia is a crustose lichen.
- Often found on smooth or slightly roughened bark.
Ecological Role
- Often found in lichen mosaics on tree bark.
Quirky Facts
- The name Eopyrenula comes from the Greek "eu" or "eo" (true) and "pyreno".
- One species, Eopyrenula leucoplaca, is considered extinct in Red (1997).
Further Information
- British Lichen Society (BLS)
- LichenIreland
- Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) - invites contributions about Eopyrenula
- Drone-Application-Server database
- MyTreeDB
- Danish Lichen Checklist
- Lichen Observations on Mushroom Observer