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Bacidia friesiana
Scientific Name: Bacidia friesiana
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Bacidia friesiana
Bacidia friesiana is a species of lichen. It is also referred to as Bacidia friesiana (Hepp) Krb.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacidia friesiana (Hepp) Krb.
- Rank: Species
- Family: Bacidiaceae, Ramalinaceae
- Order: Lecanorales
- Class: Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycetes
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Basionym: Biatora friesiana Hepp, 1857
- Synonyms: Biatorina friesiana Hepp. Bacidia caerulea Krb.
Distribution and Habitat
- Bacidia friesiana has been reported from various regions including:
- Belgium (Mosan region, specifically Weillen near Dinant on Sambucus)
- Luxembourg
- France
- Hungary
- Bhutan (Dochula)
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Finland
- Lower Saxony
- It is corticolous, often found growing on Sambucus (elderberry).
Morphological Characteristics
- The thallus (body) of Bacidia friesiana is whitish to pale greenish-grey, thin, and consists of small granular warts.
- The apothecia (fruiting bodies) are pale bluish-grey to bluish-black, often paler in deep shade.
Further Information
- Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=378102
- Discover Life: Discover Life's page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Bacidia friesiana
- NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. Version 7.1 (ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122382) Bacidia friesiana