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Buellia adjuncta
Scientific Name: Buellia adjuncta
Family: Physciaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Buellia adjuncta
Buellia adjuncta is a lichenized fungus belonging to the genus Buellia, commonly referred to as Button Lichens, and is also known by the Icelandic name Trgudoppa. There is no widely recognized common English name.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Buellia adjuncta Th. Fr. 1866
- Rank: Species
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Class: Ascomycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Family: Physciaceae or Caliciaceae (classification varies)
- Synonyms:
- Amandinea adjuncta (Th. Fr.) Hafellner
- Karschia adjuncta (Th. Fr.) Arnold
Distribution and Habitat
- Buellia adjuncta is a saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen.
- It has been found in various regions, including Nordvestjylland, Nordstjylland, Vestjylland, stjylland, Fyn, Nordstsjlland, and Nordvestsjlland, and other areas.
Ecological Role
- Buellia adjuncta can be a parasymbiont on Lecanora straminea.
Morphological Characteristics
- Buellia adjuncta is a lichenous species.
- It has black immersed apothecia (fruiting bodies).
- It is sometimes found on gravestones, showing jigsaw boundaries with other lichens.
Quirky Facts
- Buellia adjuncta has an Icelandic name: Trgudoppa, and it's known to grow on Lundatrga, especially near the northern coast.
Further Information
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Explore what EOL knows about Buellia adjuncta.
- Index Fungorum
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- British Mycological Society GB Checklist of Fungal Names
- Discover Life: Biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution information.
- USDA Plants Database
- NZOR (New Zealand Organisms Register) Identifier: ad5eb615-e682-4e3b-ba8e-eee4798c2e59