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megalospora lichen
Scientific Name: Megalospora pachycheila
Family: Megalosporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Megalospora Lichen
This page provides information about lichens belonging to the Megalospora genus, with a focus on Megalospora pachycheila and Megalospora tuberculosa.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Megalospora (with specific species mentioned as Megalospora pachycheila and Megalospora tuberculosa)
- Common Name: Megalospora Lichen (also Magalospora Lichen)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Lichens
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Family: Megalosporaceae
- Genus: Megalospora G. Mey.
- Synonyms:
- Bombyliospora pachycarpa (for Megalospora tuberculosa)
- Alternative Scientific Names:
- Xerotrema megalospora
- Subspecies: Megalospora atrorubicans subsp. atrorubicans
Distribution and Habitat
Megalospora lichens have a wide distribution, including:
- Java, Indonesia
- Taiwan
- Australia
- New Zealand
- South-West India
- Madeira
- Philippines
- Florida, USA (Ocala National Forest) - specifically Megalospora pachycheila on Quercus
Morphological Characteristics
- Megalospora is described as a mid-size genus of crustose apothecial lichens.
- Some species may have yellow soralia (e.g., in Neotropics).
Ecology and Interactions
- Megalospora tuberculosa serves as a host for the fungus Sclerococcum hawksworthii.
Further Information
- Information can be found in the "A monograph of the lichen family Megalosporaceae. Bibliotheca" series.
- Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos website features images of Megalospora tuberculosa.
- The Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories published by ABRS is a resource.
- Additional notes on the lichen family Megalosporaceae can be found in Willdenowia 15: 557-564 (1986).
- The British Lichen Society (BLS) provides information, particularly regarding rare and threatened lichens.
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) provides taxonomic information (TSN 191893 for Megalospora pachycheila, TSN 191895 for Megalospora tuberculosa).