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biatorella lichen

Scientific Name: Biatorella cyphalea

Family: Biatorellaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Biatorella Lichen

This page provides information about the lichen genus Biatorella and various species within it.

Considerations for Pets

  • Some Biatorella lichens are terricolous, meaning they grow on soil. Pets that dig or graze might encounter them.
  • Minute size (c.0.05-0.2 (-0.3) mm diameter) may pose a concern for smaller animals.

Scientific Classification

  • Genus: Biatorella De Not.
  • Family: Biatorellaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Rank: Genus, Species

Common Names

  • Biatorella Lichen
  • Rapp's Biatorella Lichen

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Biatorella fossarum (Duf) Th. Fr. (1874)
  • Biatorella rappii
  • Biatorella plicata
  • Biatorella desmaspora (C. Knight) Hellb.
  • Biatorella hemisphaerica Anzi
  • Biatorella clauzadeana Llimona in Vezda (Vezda 1974)
  • Biatorella contigua Golubk. et Piin
  • Biatorella saxicola Aptroot &amp Sipman
  • Biatorella cyphalea (Tuck.) Zahlbr.
  • Biatorella floridensis H. Magn.
  • Synonym: Biatorella microhaema Norman
  • Synonym: Biatorella antarctica Js.Murray (holotype of Pleopsidium chlorophanum (Wahlenb.) Zopf)
  • Synonym: Biatorella kulshanensis Herre (synonymous with Sporastatia)
  • Synonym: Piccolia A.Massal.
  • Synonym: Normandina

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in the USA and Canada (Biatorella fossarum).
  • Distributional map available for Biatorella hemisphaerica Anzi.
  • Biatorella clauzadeana is an obligate gypsophilous lichen from Spain (Almeria).
  • Biatorella contigua is found in Taimyr Peninsula.
  • Biatorella saxicola is found in Hong Kong.
  • Biatorella fossarum grows on bare compacted soil.
  • Biatorella terrena is a rare terricolous species from southern California.
  • Reported from Singapore (Biatorella sp.).
  • Reported from Central Poland.
  • Reported from Ben.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Minute size: c.0.05-0.2 (-0.3) mm diameter.
  • Thallus: usually absent, or irregularly granular, sometimes scurfy surface: pale gray (dirty .

Ecological Role

  • Some species are terricolous (grow on soil).
  • Biatorella clauzadeana is an obligate gypsophilous lichen (grows on gypsum-rich soil).
  • Acarospora interjecta is a lichenicolous lichen parasitic.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Acarospora interjecta is a lichenicolous lichen parasitic on the yellow effigurate.

Quirky Facts

  • One source describes Biatorella fossarum as an "illusive #lichen rarity" found on windswept locations.

Further Information

  • British Lichen Society
  • Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol 3.
  • Lichens of Great Britain &amp Ireland.
  • ITIS Name: Biatorella rappii (TSN 191928)