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Bacidina ramea
Scientific Name: Bacidina ramea
Family: Lecanoraceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Bacidina ramea
Bacidina ramea is a lichen belonging to the Bacidina genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacidina ramea S. Ekman
- Family: Lecanoraceae / Ramalinaceae (both families are mentioned)
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in North America, including Mexico.
- It is a corticolous and lignicolous species, meaning it grows on tree bark (corticolous) and wood (lignicolous).
Morphological Characteristics
- Thallus: Crustose, thin, continuous, rimose to areolate.
- Surface: Almost white or gray, wrinkled or warted.
- Apothecia: Initially flat.
- Growth Habit: Lichenous.
Additional Information
- Bacidina ramea was described by S. Ekman in 1996 in Opera Botanica 127: 122 (MB#444711).
- The species is considered accepted taxonomically.
Further Resources
- Discover Life: Has a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Bacidina ramea.
- USDA Plants Database: Contains details about Bacidina ramea.
- Louisiana State University Herbarium: Contains records taken by the herbarium.
- GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Provides a view on Bacidina.