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brigantiaea lichen
Scientific Name: Brigantiaea fuscolutea
Family: Brigantiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Brigantiaea Lichen
This page provides information about lichens belonging to the genus Brigantiaea, with a focus on Brigantiaea fuscolutea and Brigantiaea leucoxantha.
Scientific and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Brigantiaea (genus), Brigantiaea fuscolutea (species), Brigantiaea leucoxantha (species), Brigantiaea nigra (species), Brigantiaea tricolor (species), Brigantiaea purpuratum (species), Brigantiaea ferruginea (species), Brigantiaea phaeomma (species), Brigantiaea praetermissa (species)
- Common Name: Brigantiaea Lichen, Brick-spored Firedot Lichen (for Brigantiaea leucoxantha), liquen punto del fuego (Spanish for Brick-spored Firedot Lichen).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Lichens
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Family: Brigantiaeaceae
- Genus: Brigantiaea Trevisan, 1853
- Synonyms: Biatora leucoxantha (Spreng.) Bl. (for Brigantiaea leucoxantha)
- Symbol: BRIGA (for genus), BRFU2 (for Brigantiaea fuscolutea)
Distribution and Habitat
- Brigantiaea fuscolutea has a documented distribution map.
- Species within the Brigantiaea genus have been found in India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brazil, and North America (including the American Arctic, North Florida, and the Southeastern U.S.).
- Brigantiaea leucoxantha has been found growing on oak bark in Ocala National Forest, Marion Co., Florida, and on tree bark in Brazil.
- Brigantiaea fuscolutea has been found on moss.
Morphological Characteristics
- The thallus of Brigantiaea fuscolutea can be white to yellowish.
- Asci of Brigantiaea species are broadly clavate, of the Brigantiaea-type, with a thick amyloid outer wall.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Some Brigantiaea species grow on tree bark and moss.
- Dictyochloropsis, a green algal genus, has been isolated from Brigantiaea ferruginea, highlighting the algal-lichen symbiosis.
Further Information
- Thompson, J., 1997. American Arctic Lichens: The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press.
- Awasthi, D. D., Srivastava, P. (1989) Lichen genera Brigantiaea and Letrouitia from India Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Encyclopedia of Life