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Amandinea coniops

Scientific Name: Amandinea coniops

Family: Physciaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Amandinea coniops

Amandinea coniops is a lichenized fungus belonging to the family Caliciaceae. It's known for its mutualistic relationship with algal photobionts.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Amandinea coniops (Wahlenb.) M. Choisy ex Scheid. & H. Mayrhofer
  • Synonym: Buellia coniops (Wahlenb.) Th. Fr.
  • Family: Caliciaceae
  • Rank: Species

Distribution and Habitat

  • Amandinea is described as a cosmopolitan genus.
  • Amandinea coniops is found in various locations, including the British Isles, Estonia, and Norway.
  • It is also recorded in the North East Peninsula, including James Ross, Cockburn, Seym, Esperanza, and Hope Bay.
  • It is found on coastal rocks and waterside cliffs.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Life Habit: Lichenized
  • Thallus: Crustose (crustaceous), episubstratal, compartimentized (areolate)
  • The thallus can range from light gray to brown.
  • The apothecia are dark brown.

Ecology

  • Amandinea coniops is associated with bird droppings.

Other Amandinea Species

  • The text mentions several other Amandinea species, including Amandinea punctata, Amandinea augusta, Amandinea babingtonii, Amandinea crassiuscula, and Amandinea dakotensis.

Resources

  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
  • Herbarium UPS
  • National Museum of Natural History Collections
  • Discover Life