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arctic aspicilia
Scientific Name: Aspicilia arctica
Family: Hymeneliaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Arctic Aspicilia (Aspicilia arctica)
Aspicilia arctica, commonly known as arctic aspicilia, is a lichen belonging to the family Hymeneliaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Aspicilia arctica (Lynge) Oksner
- Rank: Species
- Family: Hymeneliaceae
- Synonym: Includes, but may not be limited to, Circinaria caesiocinerea (Nyl. ex Malbr.) A. Nordin, S. Savic & Tibell and Aspicilia cinerea (L.) Krb.
Distribution and Habitat
- Aspicilia arctica is found in Eurasia (Europe), the Americas (North America, including Mexico), and the Arctic.
- It grows on siliceous, siliciferous, and acidic rocks in temperate and arctic habitats.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Lichenous
- Thallus: Areolate, sometimes rimose at the edge, measuring 1.5-8(-15) cm in diameter and (0.1-)0.2-0.6(-1.2) mm thick.
- Areoles: Angular or sometimes irregular, flat to slightly .
Ecology
- Aspicilia species, in general, grow on calcareous and acidic rocks, preferring temperate and arctic environments.
Further Information
- Thomson, J.W. (1997) Aspicilia (pp. 52-96). In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.