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brodoa lichen
Scientific Name: Brodoa
Family: Parmeliaceae
Category: Lichen
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Brodoa Lichen
This page provides information about lichens from the genus Brodoa, including Brodoa intestiniformis and Brodoa oroarctica.
Considerations for Pets
- Some Brodoa species have constricted lobes that might present a choking hazard if ingested by small pets.
Scientific Classification
- Genus: Brodoa
- Common Name: Brodoa Lichen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Family: Parmeliaceae
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Brodoa is a genus of lichenized fungi.
- Synonyms for Brodoa intestiniformis include:
- Lichen intestiniformis Vill.
- Hypogymnia encausta (Sm.) Walt. Watson
- Hypogymnia intestiniformis (Vill.) Rasanen
- Synonyms for Brodoa oroarctica include:
- Hypogymnia oroarctica
- Hypogymnia atrofusca (misapplied, North American reports)
- Hypogymnia intestiniformis (North American reports)
- Parmelia intestiniformis
- Brodoa was formerly considered to be closely related to Hypogymnia but is now thought to be more allied to Cavernularia and Menegazzia.
- Taxon Version Key: NHMSYS0001476253; Rank: Species; Name Form: Well-formed; Output Group: lichen.
Distribution and Habitat
- Brodoa intestiniformis has been found in Norway and other regions.
- Brodoa oroarctica is found in the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and South West Greenland. It grows on rock.
- It is also known from Lapland, Sweden (Abisko National Park).
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Brodoa oroarctica, also known as 'Mountain Sausage Lichen' or 'Mountain Diamondback Lichen', is a dark gray to brown foliose lichen.
- It has long, narrow, thick, convex lobes that are constricted at intervals.
- Brodoa differs from Hypogymnia in that the lower cortex is palisade plectenchymous.
Quirky Facts
- Brodoa oroarctica is sometimes called "Mountain Sausage Lichen."
- North American reports of Brodoa intestiniformis are actually misidentifications of Brodoa oroarctica.
Further Information
- Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora: Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2001. Lichen Flora of the 
- Nordic Lichen Flora Volume 4 – Parmeliaceae 4. Thell, Arne LU and Westberg, Martin LU (2011)
- Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas
- Goward, 1987 TAXREF
- Genbank for molecular data.
- ITIS Name: Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward (TSN 190565)