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Biatora vacciniicola
Scientific Name: Biatora vacciniicola
Family: Bacidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Biatora vacciniicola
Biatora vacciniicola is a lichen species within the Biatora genus. Common names are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Biatora vacciniicola (Tnsberg) Printzen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Family:
- Bacidiaceae (Mentioned in some sources)
- Ramalinaceae (Mentioned in other sources)
- Genus: Biatora Fr.
- Synonym: Lecidea vacciniicola Tnsberg
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in locations such as British Columbia, Canada (Clearwater Valley, Dawson Falls), growing on stems of Alnus incana (grey alder) in humid conifer forests.
- Originally described from Norway (Nord-Trndelag) on Betula (birch).
- Mapping indicates presence in Slovakia.
- Potentially extinct in Central Europe.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as a crustose lichen.
- Growth habit is lichenous.
Genetic and Cytological Information
- Has a unique RNA sequence URS000076CBBA, a partial internal transcribed spacer 2 of 151 nucleotides.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Observed growing on Alnus incana (grey alder) in a humid conifer forest.
- Originally found growing on Betula (birch).
Resources and Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
- LIAS: A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes
- Index Fungorum (http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=412589)
- USDA Plants
- Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas