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amygdalaria lichen
Scientific Name: Amygdalaria pelobotryon
Family: Porpidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Amygdalaria Lichen
This page provides information about lichens of the genus Amygdalaria.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Amygdalaria Norman
- Family: Porpidiaceae
- Rank: Genus, Species
- Synonyms and Species:
- Amygdalaria panaeola (Ach.) Hertel & Brodo (Powdery Almond Lichen, Amygdalaire poudreuse)
- Huilia panaeola
- Lecidea panaeola
- Amygdalaria pelobotryon (Wahlenb.) Norman
- Amygdalaria consentiens Norman
- Amygdalaria continua Brodo & Hertel
- Amygdalaria elegantior (H. Magn.)
- Amygdalaria aeolotera ( Vain.) Hertel & Brodo
- Amygdalaria haidensis
- Amygdalaria tellensis Esnault & Roux
- Amygdalaria subdissentiens
- Lecidea usbekica Hertel (Synonym: Immersaria usbekica (Hertel) Barbero, Nav.-Ros. et. Roux c.n.)
Distribution and Habitat
- Global occurrence includes: Eurasia (Asia Extratropical, Europe, Asia Tropical), Americas (North America, including Mexico), and the Arctic.
- Found on rock substrates.
- Observed in locations such as Scotland (British Lichen Society - BLS Lichen Database), South East Greenland, eastern Canada, Islande (Iceland), and the Polish Tatra Mountains.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Crustose and placodioid lichens.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Amygdalaria are ascomycetes traditionally suffering in classification.
- Some Amygdalaria species may be hosts to lichen parasites.
Quirky Facts
- Amygdalaria panaeola produces panaefluorolines, including panaefluoroline B, a fluorescent yellowish-green pigment.
Resources
- British Lichen Society (BLS) Lichen Database
- NBNSYS0000018172
- Jnal of the Hattori
- Herzogia. 7(3-4):493-521