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fuscidea lichen
Scientific Name: Fuscidea gyrodes
Family: Fuscideaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Fuscidea Lichen
The genus Fuscidea encompasses a group of lichens. This content provides information gathered from various sources regarding different species within this genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Not explicitly stated but assumed to be Fungi.
- Rank: Genus
Several Fuscidea species are mentioned, along with their authorities:
- Fuscidea lightfootii (Sm.) Coppins & P.James
- Fuscidea cyathoides (Ach.) V.Wirth & V?zda
- Fuscidea cyathoides var. orientalis
- Fuscidea kochiana (Hepp) V.Wirth & V?zda
- Fuscidea lygaea (Ach.) V.Wirth & V?zda
- Fuscidea gothoburgensis (H.Magn.) V.Wirth & V?zda
- Fuscidea austera (Nyl.) P. James
- Fuscidea recensa (Stirt.) Hertel, V. Wirth & Vezda
- Fuscidea australis Kantvilas
- Fuscidea viridis
- Fuscidea praeruptorum
- Fuscidea appalachensis Fryday
- Fuscidea texana Fryday
- Fuscidea arboricola
- Fuscidea arboricola Stephen Sharnoff
- Fuscidea pusilla
- Fuscidea tropica van den Boom, Pieter & Kalb, Klaus & Elix, John
- Fuscidea subfilamentosa (Zahlbr.) Brako
- Fuscidea gyrodes (H. Magn.) ?, ined.?
Synonyms for Fuscidea austera include:
- Fuscidea aggregata
- Fuscidea taeniarum
- Lecidea taeniarum
Distribution and Habitat
- Fuscidea species are found in various regions including Great Britain, Ireland, Dorset, Scotland, the Aegean, North America, Brazil, Guatemala, Venezuela, China (Yunnan), and South Korea.
- Habitats mentioned include bare rock surfaces, mountain tops, rocky seashores, and the Białowieża Forest.
Morphological Characteristics
- Thallus descriptions vary depending on the species:
- Fuscidea lightfootii: Bright green to brownish crust.
- Fuscidea cyathoides: Pale grey, usually with brown.
- Fuscidea kochiana: Almost white to pale grey, often tinged brown, cracked areolate.
- Fuscidea lygaea: Thin, usually cracked, pale- to dark-grey.
- Fuscidea gothoburgensis: Cracked, of pale- to brown-grey areoles that are closely set, revealing little of the black prothallus except at the thallus margin.
- Some species are crustose.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Fuscidea lygaea is part of the Rhizocarpon geographicum-Fuscidea lygaea community.
- Fuscidea cyathoides and Porpidia form lichen mixtures on rock.
- Associated with bryophyte assemblages.
Further Information
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life) has information about Fuscidea praeruptorum.
- GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) can be used to view information on Fuscidea recensa.
- British Lichen Society - BLS Lichen Database.
- Recent Literature on Lichens (RLL).
- Harvard Library Open Collections Framework.