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bactrospora lichen
Scientific Name: Bactrospora patellarioides
Family: Opegraphaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Bactrospora: A Lichen Genus
Bactrospora is a genus of lichens within the family Roccellaceae. These fascinating organisms are a symbiotic partnership between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bactrospora A. Massal.
- Rank: Genus
- Family: Roccellaceae
- Phylum: Lichens
- Class: Arthoniomycetes
- Order: Arthoniales
Synonyms and Alternative Names
- For Bactrospora dryina: Lecanactis dryina (Ach.) Vain.
Distribution and Habitat
- Species of Bactrospora can be found globally, including locations such as Bermuda, Sweden, Finland, Singapore, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands.
- Bactrospora dryina has been observed growing on the trunks of old oak trees.
Morphological Characteristics
- Bactrospora brodoi is described as a crustose lichen with a greyish green thallus.
- Bactrospora flavopruinosa is characterized by yellow pruinose apothecia.
Notable Species
- Bactrospora arthonioides
- Bactrospora brodoi
- Bactrospora cascadensis
- Bactrospora corticola (Fr.) Almq.
- Bactrospora denticulata (Vain.) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora dryina (Ach.) A. Massal.
- Bactrospora flavopruinosa F. Berger & Aptroot
- Bactrospora homalotropa (Nyl.) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora metabola (Nyl.)
- Bactrospora mesospora
- Bactrospora myriadea (Fee) Egea & Torrente
- Bactrospora namibiensis
- Bactrospora patellarioides Almqu.
- Bactrospora spiralis Egea & Torrente
Further Information
- The British Lichen Society (BLS) maintains records of rare and threatened lichens.