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Amandinea polyspora

Scientific Name: Amandinea polyspora

Family: Physciaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Amandinea polyspora, a lichenized fungus, currently has no widely recognized common name.

Scientific Name: Amandinea polyspora (Willey) E. Lay &amp P.F. May
Basionym: Buellia myriocarpa var. polyspora Willey
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Caliciaceae (sometimes Physciaceae is mentioned)
Synonyms:
- Buellia polyspora (Willey) Vain.
- Buellia punctata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. var. polyspora (Willey) Fink
Alternative Combination: Buellia polyspora (Sheard &amp May 1997)

Amandinea polyspora has a widespread distribution.
It is found in locations such as Taiwan and Bermuda.
Specific locations in the United States include Wisconsin, Erie, Adams, and Wayne counties. It has also been identified at Scotts Bluff National Monument in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, growing on Rhus species.
It has been observed on common bark and, more rarely, on the bark of Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum).
One observation notes it growing on Selaginella on exposed sandy soil.
It has been reported in East Asia.
Also found in the Greater Sonoran Desert.

The text references photographs of cross-sections of the apothecium (fruiting body) of A. polyspora, including one taken at x400 magnification using a compound microscope.

Amandinea polyspora sometimes grows on bark.
It can be found alongside other lichens such as Flavoparmelia caperata, Physcia millegrana, Candelaria concolor, Cladonia chlorophaea, and Punctelia caesiana.
It is found on Rhus species.