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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