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anema lichen
Scientific Name: Anema
Family: Lichinaceae
Category: Lichen
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Anema (Lichen)
Anema is a genus of lichen belonging to the Lichinaceae family. Approximately 13 species are classified within this genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Class: Lichinomycetes
- Subclass: Lichinomycetidae
- Order: Lichinales
- Family: Lichinaceae
- Genus: Anema Nyl. ex Forss.
- Species Example: Anema dodgei Herre
- Synonyms/Alternative Names: Anema progidulum (spelled as "Anema progidulum" by Schultz 2002, and by Esslinger)
Common Names
- Dodge's Anema Lichen (for Anema dodgei)
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in North America.
- Observed on limestone cliffs in the North Thompson Valley, Vavenby, British Columbia, Canada.
- Also found in the Greater Sonoran Desert Region.
- Reported in Northern Khorasan province, NE Iran and the Middle Urals, Russia.
Ecological Role
- Lichens, including Anema, are fungi with internal symbionts capable of photosynthesis, allowing them to grow in environments where other organisms cannot.
Morphological Characteristics
- Some species like Anema nodulosum, are squamulose saxicolous (growing on rock), found on calcareous-siliceous rain-tracks. The squamules are peltate, 1-2 mm high and 0.3-0.5 mm wide at the tip.
- Thallus of some species is red-brown, granular-crustose or granular-squamulose on rock or alpine sod.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Anema nummularium has been found to host Chroococcidiopsis as a phycobiont.
Further Information
- Information can be found in the Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol 1.
- Consult the Catalogue of Life for more information.
- Explore the IRMNG Homonym List.
- Visit the Mushroom Observer for species list observations.