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Protothelenella santessonii

Scientific Name: Protothelenella santessonii

Family: Protothelenellaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Protothelenella santessonii

Protothelenella santessonii is a lichen belonging to the family Protothelenellaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Protothelenella santessonii H. Mayrh.
  • Family: Protothelenellaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Phylum: Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
  • Synonyms: Mentions several other species including Merismatium decolorans, Phaeosporobolus usneae, Scutula cladoniicola, Skyttea elachistophora, Sphaerellothecium cladoniae, Protothelenella corrosa and Protothelenella sphinctrinoidella, Lichenopeltella santessonii may also be associated as related or previously classified under a different name.

General Information

  • Symbol: PRSA4
  • Group: Lichen

Morphological Characteristics

  • Ascomata: Perithecia, 100-200 ?m in diameter, ovoid to subpyriform, black, scattered, semi-immersed in the host.
  • Teleomorph: Stromata absent.
  • Anamorph: Not known.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in various locations including the Putorana Plateau (Kapchuk Lake, Russia) and Veracruz.
  • Observed on Cladonia coccifera (thallus, basal squamules, both sides of cups).

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Grows on Cladonia species.
  • Associated with various other lichen species.

Further Information

  • Discover Life: Provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Protothelenella santessonii.
  • iNaturalist: Classification and observations within the iNaturalist network.