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Adelolecia kolaensis

Scientific Name: Adelolecia kolaensis

Family: Bacidiaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Adelolecia kolaensis

Adelolecia kolaensis is a species of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Ramalinaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Adelolecia kolaensis (Nyl.) Hertel & Rambold
  • Family: Ramalinaceae
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Phylum: Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
  • Basionym: Lecidea kolaensis Nyl.
  • Synonym: Lecidea conferenda
  • Alternative Spelling: Adelolecia kolansis (Nyl.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • The species has been observed in various locations, including Estonia (Eesti), Tierra del Fuego, Switzerland, and the Ukrainian Carpathians.
  • It is also newly reported in Turkey.
  • It grows on horizontal siliceous rocks.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Adelolecia kolaensis is a crustose saxicolous lichen.
  • It has a poorly developed thallus.
  • The thallus tests K-, Cl-, and KCl-.
  • It features a green epithecium and hipothecium.

Ecology and Interactions

  • In lower supralittoral zones, it can be found with Caloplaca litoricola and the cyanophilic lichen Spilonema revertens.

Further Information

  • Discover Life provides a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Adelolecia kolaensis.
  • Information can also be found in the Index Fungorum.
  • The Swedish Museum of Natural History holds herbarium specimens.