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Biatora chrysantha
Scientific Name: Biatora chrysantha
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Biatora chrysantha
Biatora chrysantha, also known as Mjlig knopplav in Swedish and biatora zlat in Slovak, is a species of crustose lichen belonging to the Ramalinaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Biatora chrysantha (Zahlbr.) Printzen
- Family: Ramalinaceae
- Basionym: Lecidea chrysantha Zahlbr., 1921
- Synonyms:
- Lecidea gyrophorica Tnsberg
- Biatora gyrophorica (Tnsberg) Coppins
- Lecidea chrysantha Zahlbr.
- Lecidea incana Ach ex Sommerf.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in locations such as Slovakia, Estonia, Slovenia (Julian Alps), and Ukraine (Eastern Carpathians).
- Prefers mossy birch forests high on north slopes and shaded areas.
- Commonly grows on mossy rocks beside trails and bark.
Morphological Characteristics
- Thallus is crustose, warted-areolate, and sorediate.
- Areoles are irregular in outline, often incised and subsquamulose, measuring 0.1-0.25 mm in diameter.
- The surface of the areoles is convex and grayish green.
- It is coarsely sorediate in places and may overgrow mosses and bark on tree trunks.
- Can be recognized by its yellowish-green soredia when sterile.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Known to overgrow mosses and bark on tree trunks in humid environments.
- May be confused with similar lichens such as Biatora chrysanthoides.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Biatora chrysantha.
- Information can also be found on the Index Fungorum.
- GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) provides data and records related to this species.