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Protothelenella leucothelia
Scientific Name: Protothelenella leucothelia
Family: Protothelenellaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Protothelenella leucothelia
Protothelenella leucothelia is a lichen species with no widely recognized common name.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Protothelenella leucothelia (Nyl.) H. Mayrhofer & Poelt
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Family: Protothelenellaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Verrucaria leucothelia Nyl.
- Verrucaria leucothelia Nyl., 1866
- Dactyloblastus leucothelius (Nyl.) Anzi
- Microglaena leucothelia (Nyl.) Anzi
Distribution and Habitat
This lichen has been observed in various regions including:
- Northwest Territories, near MacKay Lake, Canada
- Arctic-alpine regions, including Siberia
- British Isles
- Sweden
- Italy
- Austria
It is found on wood, classified as an epixylic lichen, found on decaying wood.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Protothelenella leucothelia can be epilichenophytic, growing on the thallus of other lichens such as Buellia bada.
Further Information
For more information, you can consult the following resources:
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?
- JSTOR (Discussion of Protothelenella leucothelia: p. 445)
- British Isles List of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera