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Biatora toensbergii
Scientific Name: Biatora toensbergii
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
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Biatora toensbergii
Biatora toensbergii is a species of lichen belonging to the genus Biatora. Some sources refer to it as "atlantknopplav" in Swedish, though a definitive common English name is not widely available.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Biatora toensbergii Holien & Printzen
- Family: Ramalinaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi (as indicated by some sources relating to Ascomycota)
- Phylum: Ascomycota (as indicated by some sources)
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Authority: Described by Holien & Printzen in 1995 (Bibliotheca Lichenologica 60: 137)
Distribution and Habitat
- Biatora toensbergii has been found in British Columbia, Canada (Columbia Mountains, near Sicamous) growing on Abies bark in subalpine environments.
- It has also been recorded in Norway and Sweden.
Morphological Characteristics
- Biatora toensbergii is a crustose lichen.
Ecology
- Biatora toensbergii is a lichen.
Additional Information
- The symbol for Biatora toensbergii is BITO2.
- Type status: Species.
- Index Fungorum can be consulted for further details.