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Arctocetraria
Scientific Name: Arctocetraria
Family: Parmeliaceae
Category: Lichen
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Arctocetraria: A Genus of Lichenized Fungi
Arctocetraria is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Parmeliaceae
- Genus: Arctocetraria Krnefelt & A. Thell
- Synonyms: At times, *Arctocetraria* has been classified under the genus *Cetraria*.
Species
- Arctocetraria andrejevii (Oksner) Karnefelt & A. Thell
- Common Name: Andrejev's Iceland Lichen (for Arctocetraria andrejevii)
- Arctocetraria nigricascens (Nyl.) Krnefelt & A. Thell
- Arctocetraria nigricans (Nyl.) Krnefelt & A. Thell (Note: The text references this name and equates it to Arctocetraria nigricascens)
Distribution and Habitat
- Arctocetraria andrejevii is widely distributed in the arctic and subarctic tundra of the Northern Hemisphere.
- In Scandinavia, it is known from a small area in Vadsø in eastern Finnmark, Norway.
- Specific locations mentioned include the Kanin-Pechora area, Yamal-Gydan area, Taimyr, Severnaya Zemlya, and the Anabara-Olenyok area, and Kharaulakh area.
Ecological Role
- Arctocetraria nigricascens has been found growing on soil, *Racomitrium lanuginosum* moss, and litter.
Quirky Facts
- Arctocetraria andrejevii is considered a European responsibility species in some regions.
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Index Fungorum (http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp)
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- National Museum of Natural History Collections
- University of Maine Herbaria
- Discover Life
- Plantillustrations.org (http://plantillustrations.org/taxa.php?taxon=Arctocetraria)
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to *Arctocetraria*.