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anzia lichen

Scientific Name: Anzia colpodes

Family: Parmeliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Anzia Lichen

Anzia is a genus of lichenized ascomycetes belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. Several species within the genus are mentioned, including Anzia colpodes (black-foam lichen), Anzia ornata (Ornate Anzia Lichen), Anzia mahaeliyensis, Anzia flavotenuis, Anzia rhabdorhiza, Anzia centrifuga, Anzia electra, Anzia semiteres, and Anzia parasitica.

Considerations for Pets

  • Anzia colpodes, the black-foam lichen, forms a dense, black, webby mat of hyphae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Anzia
  • Family: Parmeliaceae
  • Division: Ascomycota
  • Authority: Stizenb.
  • Synonyms/Related Names: Mentions taxonomic status for Anzia ornata (Zahlbr.) Asah.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Anzia colpodes ("black-foam lichen") can be found on bark in the Great Smoky Mountains and is known from Ontario, Canada.
  • New species Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis were discovered in Sri Lanka, specifically at Horton Plains National Park.
  • Anzia rhabdorhiza has been found in the Hengduan Mountains, China.
  • Anzia semiteres can be found in Yunnan, China.
  • Anzia parasitica is found in Colombia.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Anzia colpodes: Grows as greenish grey rosettes up to 20 cm across on deciduous tree trunks.
  • Anzia colpodes: Features limited size, paw-shaped, apparently inflated lobed dense, black webby mat of hyphae.

Quirky Facts

  • Anzia lichens have remained stable for tens of millions of years.
  • Fossilized Anzia, dating back approximately 40 million years, has been found in European Tertiary amber and Baltic amber as the species Anzia electra.

Further Information

  • Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol 1. Tempe, AZ. by Stephen Sharnoff
  • ResearchGate (for publications on new species)
  • British Lichen Society
  • Bibliotheca Lichenologica (Yoshimura, I.Sipman, H.J.M. Aptroot, A. 1995. The lichen genus Anzia in New Guinea.)
  • Mycotaxon (Haugan, R. 1992. Anzia centrifuga, a new lichen species from Porto Santo, Madeira.)