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Bacidina chloroticula
Scientific Name: Bacidina chloroticula
Family: Lecanoraceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Bacidina chloroticula
Bacidina chloroticula is a lichen, first described by William Nylander. Its currently accepted name was given by Vezda & Poelt.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacidina chloroticula (Nyl.) Vezda & Poelt
- Family: Ramalinaceae (sometimes Lecanoraceae)
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Synonyms:
- Bacidia chloroticula (Nyl.) A.L.Sm.
- Bacidia lehriana Erichsen
- Bacidia neglecta Vězda
- Bacidia paulula Erichsen
- Bacidia subchlorotica (Nyl.) Flagey
- Bacidia paulula Erichsen
- Bacidia chloroticula A. L. Sm.
Distribution and Habitat
- Bacidina chloroticula has been found in the UK, Taiwan, British Columbia (Canada), and Estonia.
- It's also been recorded in the Far East, eastern Siberia, and the Polish Carpathians.
- Specific locations include Clearwater Valley, west shore of Clearwater Lake, and Wells Gray Provincial Park.
- Often found in eastern North American hardwood forests.
Additional Information
- Vezda segregated the genus Bacidina from the genus Bacidia in 1990.
- The species is included in various checklists and databases, such as the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) and TAXREF.
Resources and Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life: EOL
- Discover Life: Discover Life
- Atlas of the Estonian lichens.