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arthothelium lichen
Scientific Name: Arthothelium violascens
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Arthothelium Lichen
Arthothelium is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Arthoniaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Lichens
- Class: Arthoniomycetes
- Order: Arthoniales
- Family: Arthoniaceae
- Genus: Arthothelium A. Massal.
Specific species mentioned include:
- Arthothelium adveniens Nyl.
- Arthothelium albidum
- Arthothelium ampliatum
- Arthothelium awasthii
- Arthothelium biodroid
- Arthothelium dictyosporum
- Arthothelium galapagoense Huneck & Follmann
- Arthothelium interveniens
- Arthothelium macounii
- Arthothelium macrothecum (Fee) A. Massal.
- Arthothelium microsporum Mll. Arg.
- Arthothelium orbilliferum
- Arthothelium pruinascens
- Arthothelium ruanum (A. Massal.) Krb.
- Arthothelium spectabile A. Massal.
- Arthothelium subcyrtodes Willey
Synonyms/Common names:
- Arthothelium ruanum: Jaguar-spot comma lichen (English), Arthothle tache de jaguar (French)
Distribution and Habitat
- The genus is widespread, with many species.
- Predominantly tropical corticolous (growing on bark) lichens.
- Found in hazelwoods.
- Identified on Beech and Rowan bark in woodlands.
- Present in Singapore and Taiwan.
- Recorded in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
- Found in Tenerife.
- Observed in North-24pgs, West Bengal, India.
- Found in Australia.
- Observed in Valencian Community and Spain.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Lichenous growth habit.
- The thallus (body) can be whitish, grey-brown, or fawn in color.
- Immersed in the substrate.
- Often bordered by a specific feature.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Epiphytic lichen, affected by phorophytes.
- Exists in a dual organism relationship with an alga (or cyanobacterium) and a fungus.
Further Information
- Kirk et al. 2001 (referencing an estimate of approximately 80 species in the genus).
- Makhija, U. & Patwardhan, P. G. 1995. The lichen genus Arthothelium (family Arthoniaceae) in India. Jnal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 78:189-235.
- Hale, M.E. 1976 - A monograph of the lichen genus Bulbothrix Hale (Parmeliaceae). Smithsonian.
- Weber, W.A. (1986) The Lichen Flora of the Galpagos Islands, Ecuador. Mycotaxon 27.