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Bacidia auerswaldii
Scientific Name: Bacidia auerswaldii
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Bacidia auerswaldii
Bacidia auerswaldii is a lichen species. It is also referred to as Mrk lundlav (in Swedish) and Auerswalds tensporelav (in Danish).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacidia auerswaldii (Hepp ex Stizenb.) Mig.
- Family: Ramalinaceae
- Rank: Species
- Basionym: Lecidea auerswaldii Hepp ex Stizenb., 1882
- Synonyms:
- Bacidia effusa (Auersw. ex Rabenh.) Lettau nom. illegit. non (Sm.) Trevis. nec auct.
- Bacidia effusella Zahlbr.
- Bilimbia effusa Auersw. ex Rabenh.
Distribution and Habitat
- The lichen has been found in the British Isles.
- A specimen was photographed in Shoshone County, Idaho, in the Coeur d'Alene Basin.
- Specific regions in Denmark where it has *not* been found include Nordvestjylland, Nordstjylland, Vestjylland, stjylland, and Fyn.
Morphological Characteristics
- Bacidia auerswaldii has a granular thallus.
- It has wide, fusiform spores.
Quirky Facts
- The species name authority is "(Hepp ex Stizenb.) Mig.".
Further Information
- Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=377947
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna
- Biodiversity Heritage Library