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Mycoporum acervatum
Scientific Name: Mycoporum acervatum
Family: Mycoporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Mycoporum acervatum
Mycoporum acervatum is a lichen species belonging to the Mycoporaceae family. It was first described by R.C. Harris in 1995.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Mycoporum acervatum R. C. Harris
- Family: Mycoporaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned.
- Symbol: MYAC3
Distribution and Habitat
- Originally found in Florida, growing on bark.
- Also found in North Carolina Piedmont.
- Reported as new to the Southern Hemisphere, also found in Europe and North America.
Morphological Characteristics
- Fruiting bodies are in the form of perethecia. In Mycoporum, the perethecia are frequently joined or compound, but each has its own opening (ostiole).
- Thallus present.
- Spores present.
- Ascus present.
Ecology
- It is a lichen.
Quirky Facts
- One publication refers to "the 10 cent t of the pyrenolichens" when discussing Mycoporum acervatum, although the specific meaning of this phrase is unclear.
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- LIAS (Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria)
- Discover Life
- USDA Plants Database
- MyTreeDB