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Biatora turgidula

Scientific Name: Biatora turgidula

Family: Bacidiaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Biatora turgidula

Biatora turgidula is a lichen species with the common name Turgid dot lichen.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Biatora turgidula (Fr.) Nyl.
  • Family: Bacidiaceae / Ramalinaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Phylum: Ascomycota
  • Class: Ascomycetes
  • Order: Lecanorales
  • Synonyms:
    • Lecidea turgidula Fr.
    • Lecidea asserculorum var. pithyophila
    • Lecidea turgidula f. pithyophila
    • Lecidella turgidula (Fr.) Krb.
    • Oedemocarpus turgidulus (Fr.)

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Growth habit: Lichenous

Distribution and Habitat

  • Observed in Norway.
  • Found in Yosemite Valley on decorticate Pinus.
  • Found in New York.
  • Found in Austria, specifically Oberösterreich (Upper Austria), Kalkalpen National Park.