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bactrospora lichen
Scientific Name: Bactrospora dryina
Family: Opegraphaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Bactrospora: An Overview of a Lichen Genus
Bactrospora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Roccellaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bactrospora A. Massal.
- Rank: Genus
- Family: Roccellaceae
- Class: Arthoniomycetes
- Order: Arthoniales
- Synonyms: Lecanactis dryina (for Bactrospora dryina)
Species Highlights
- Bactrospora corticola (Fr.) Almq.
- Bactrospora dryina (Ach.) A. Massal.
- Bactrospora myriadea (Fee) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora arthonioides Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora brodoi
- Bactrospora flavopruinosa F. Berger & Aptroot
- Bactrospora acetabuli Diederich
- Bactrospora cascadensis Ponzetti & McCune
- Bactrospora spiralis Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora denticulata (Vain.) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora homalotropa (Nyl.) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora namibiensis
- Bactrospora patellarioides Almqu.
- Bactrospora metabola (Nyl)
Distribution and Habitat
- Species of Bactrospora have been found in various locations, including Bermuda, Sweden, Finland, Singapore, Greece (Kerkira), Ecuador, and the Galápagos Islands.
- Bactrospora dryina has been observed growing on old oak trunks.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Bactrospora brodoi is a crustose lichen with a greyish green thallus.
- Bactrospora flavopruinosa is characterized by yellow pruinose apothecia.
Ecology and Interactions
- Bactrospora species are dual organisms consisting of both an alga (or cyanobacterium) and a fungus.
Resources and Further Information
- British Lichen Society - BLS Rare and Threatened Lichen Records: Wales
- Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora Project
- Publications in The Lichenologist
- Wikispecies