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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.