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Aspicilia rolleana
Scientific Name: Aspicilia rolleana
Family: Hymeneliaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Aspicilia rolleana
Aspicilia rolleana, commonly known as Aspicilia rolleana or Rimmed Lichen, is a lichen species.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Aspicilia rolleana Hue
- Family: Megasporaceae (also reported as Hymeneliaceae)
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Pertusariales (also reported as Lecanorales)
- Synonym: Lecanora rolleana (Hue) Zahlbr.
- Basionym: Lecanora rolleana (Hue) Zahlbr.
Distribution and Habitat
- Aspicilia rolleana has been reported to occur in Canada.
- The origin of this species is currently unknown or undetermined.
Morphological Characteristics
- Aspicilia rolleana is a member of the Sunken Disk Lichens (Genus Aspicilia).
Further Information
- Information can be accessed through the Index Fungorum database.
- Type specimen: ISOTYPE L-159274 of Aspicilia rolleana Hue.
- Herbarium specimens are held at the Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History - University of.