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Biatora subduplex

Scientific Name: Biatora subduplex

Family: Bacidiaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Biatora subduplex

Biatora subduplex is a species of lichen belonging to the family Ramalinaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Biatora subduplex (Nyl.) Printzen
  • Family: Ramalinaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Basionym: Lecidea vernalis f. subduplex Nyl., 1861
  • Synonyms:
    • Lecidea vernalis subduplex Nyl.
    • Lecidea subduplex (Nyl.) Nyl.
    • Lecidea internectens Nyl.
    • Catillaria subduplex (Nyl.) H. Olivier

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in various locations including Norway (Nord-Troendelag, Snaasa), Novaya Zemlya, Yamal-Gydan area, Taimyr, Antarctica/subantarctic, and Southern Ocean regions.
  • Grows on the surface of tree bark and on mosses.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Life habit: lichenized (mutualistic with algal photobionts)
  • Thallus: crustose (crustaceous) – episubstratal – unspecified
  • Thallus: continuous, diffuse, effuse, cracked

Ecological Role

  • Forms a mutualistic relationship with algal photobionts.

Genetic Information

  • Has partial second largest subunit RNA polymerase II.

Further Information

  • Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=412586
  • Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD): http://www.boldsystems.org/archive/image.php?
  • GBIF view on Biatora.
  • Rambold G. (lead editor) for detailed information see http://liaslight.lias.net/About/Impressum.html