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arthothelium lichen
Scientific Name: Arthothelium distendens
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Arthothelium Lichen
Arthothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi within the family Arthoniaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Lichens (though also described as Ascomycota in the context of its fungal component)
- Class: Arthoniomycetes
- Order: Arthoniales
- Family: Arthoniaceae
- Rank: Genus, Species
Several Arthothelium species are mentioned, including:
- Arthothelium adveniens
- Arthothelium albidum
- Arthothelium ampliatum
- Arthothelium awasthii
- Arthothelium biodroid (in reference to a database)
- Arthothelium dictyosporum
- Arthothelium galapagoense
- Arthothelium ilicinum var. reagens (Synonym)
- Arthothelium interveniens
- Arthothelium macrothecum
- Arthothelium macounii
- Arthothelium microsporum
- Arthothelium orbilliferum
- Arthothelium pruinascens
- Arthothelium reagans (Synonym)
- Arthothelium ruanum
- Arthothelium saxicolum
- Arthothelium spectabile
- Arthothelium subcyrtodes
Synonyms or alternative scientific names mentioned include Arthothelium ilicinum var. reagens and Arthothelium reagans for Arthothelium macounii. Arthothelium ruanum is also referred to as Arthothelium ruanun.
Common names include "arthothelium lichen" (U.S., Australia) and "Jaguar-spot comma lichen" (English) / "Arthothle tache de jaguar" (French) for Arthothelium ruanum.
Distribution and Habitat
- Arthothelium species are widespread.
- Specific locations mentioned include:
- Britain
- Taiwan
- India
- Singapore
- Tenerife
- Bulgaria
- West Bengal
- Cheboygan County, Michigan
- They can be found in woodlands, particularly on Beech and Rowan bark, and in hazelwoods.
- Some species are corticolous (growing on bark).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Arthothelium is a lichen, a dual organism consisting of both an alga (or cyanobacterium) and a fungus.
- It can be an epiphytic lichen, affected by the presence of phorophytes.
- Arthothelium dictyosporum grows on the bark of Rowan.
- Arthothelium subcyrtodes grows on Heteromeles.
Further Information
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life) contains information about Arthothelium pruinascens.
- NBNSYS records provide Taxon Version Keys (e.g., NBNSYS0000015525).
- NHMSYS records provide Taxon Version Keys (e.g., NHMSYS0020989751).
- The Drone-Application-Server database holds information about Arthothelium biodroid.
- Jnals such as the Hattori Botanical Laboratory publish research on Arthothelium.
- The Australian New Crops Web Site mentions Arthothelium adveniens.
- The Smithsonian has a monograph of the lichen genus Bulbothrix by Hale (1976), which relates to the broader study of lichens.