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Dodge's granular lichen
Scientific Name: Lopadium dodgei
Family: Ectolechiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Dodge's Granular Lichen (Lopadium dodgei)
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Dodge's Granular Lichen, scientifically known as Lopadium dodgei, is a type of lichen with the common name "Dodge's Granular Lichen."
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Lopadium dodgei Herre
- Common Name: Dodge's Granular Lichen
- Family: Ectolechiaceae
- Genus: Lopadium (granular lichen)
- Species: Lopadium dodgei
- Related Species: Lopadium pezizoideum (Granular Lichen)
Morphological Characteristics
- The lichen can be granular, wrinkled or rugose, and range from pale brown to grey.
- It can present as thin crusts or layers of powdery granules, or have hardly any visible thallus.
- Granules are minute, ranging from 0.05 to 0.1 mm wide and can be greyish green.
Distribution and Habitat
- Some species of Lopadium, including those formerly classified by Dodge under unrelated genera, occur in Antarctica.
Additional Information
- There are references to Dodge's extensive work on Antarctic lichens, with one source mentioning 429 species in Antarctica (Dodge, 1974).
Further Information
- Garden Guides provides more information about Lopadium dodgei.
- portail-jardin.com has a fiche and information on Lopadium dodgei.
- The Drone-Application-Server database contains a publication for Lopadium biodroid.
- The Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol 1, contains information on related lichens.