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American anzia lichen
Scientific Name: Anzia americana
Family: Parmeliaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
American Anzia Lichen (Anzia americana)
Anzia americana, commonly known as the American anzia lichen, is a lichen species belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Anzia americana Yoshim. & Sharp
- Common Name: American anzia lichen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Family: Parmeliaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: The text mentions Anzia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb. = Parmelia colpodes (Ach.) Stizenb., suggesting Parmelia colpodes is a synonym for Anzia colpodes.
Distribution and Habitat
- Anzia americana is found in North America, north of Mexico.
- Fossilized Anzia specimens have been found in both Asia and eastern North America.
Ecology
- Anzia ornata is described as a pollution-sensitive macrolichen in eastern North America.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Lichens are symbiotic associations between fungi and algae and/or cyanobacteria.
Further Information
- The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc.
- Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria
- References to identifying North American lichens can be found at Harvard University Herbaria.
- Lichens of North America book by Irwin M. Brodo, Sylvia Duran Sharnoff, and Stephen Sharnoff