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Arctocetraria andrejevii

Scientific Name: Arctocetraria andrejevii

Family: Parmeliaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Arctocetraria andrejevii

Arctocetraria andrejevii is a lichenized fungus belonging to the Parmeliaceae family. It is also known by the common name Andrejev's Iceland Lichen.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Arctocetraria andrejevii (Oksner) Karnefelt & A. Thell
  • Family: Parmeliaceae
  • Synonyms:
    • Cetraria andrejevii Oksner
    • Cetraria simmonsii Krog
  • Basionym: Cetraria andrejevii Oxner

Distribution and Habitat

  • Documented in Greenland.
  • Found on soil in dwarf shrub heath.
  • Found among mosses on soil.
  • Observed in low, wet tundra.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Lichenous growth habit.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • The lichenicolous fungus Phaeospora arctica has been found growing on Arctocetraria andrejevii.

Further Information

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=
  • Herbarium UPS: http://130.238.83.220:81/home.php
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • ITIS