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adelolecia lichen

Scientific Name: Adelolecia pilati

Family: Bacidiaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Adelolecia Lichen

This page provides information about lichens in the genus Adelolecia, particularly focusing on the species Adelolecia pilati and Adelolecia kolaensis.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Adelolecia (genus), Adelolecia pilati, Adelolecia kolaensis, Adelolecia sonorae (species)
  • Common Name: Adelolecia lichen, bald disk lichen, Kola disk lichen (for Adelolecia kolaensis)
  • Family: Ramalinaceae, Bacidiaceae (in some older classifications)
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Phylum: Ascomycota
  • Class: Lecanoromycetes
  • Order: Lecanorales
  • Rank: Genus, Species, Variety (e.g., Adelolecia pilati var. pilati)
  • Synonyms and Alternative Names: See TSN 190090 for Adelolecia pilati in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Distribution and Habitat

  • Adelolecia species are found in various regions, including Scotland, North Wales, Ukraine, Inglefield Land (NW Greenland), southern Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), Turkey (Kemaliye District, Erzincan Province, and Van Province), and the Greater Sonoran Desert Region.
  • Adelolecia kolaensis is described as crustose saxicolous, meaning it grows on rocks. It is specifically found on horizontal siliceous rocks.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Adelolecia kolaensis has a poorly developed thallus (the vegetative body of the lichen).
  • Some descriptions mention the excipulum reacting to K (potassium hydroxide) in Adelolecia pilatii.
  • Adelolecia kolaensis has a green epithecium and hipothecium.

Ecological Role

  • Some lichen floras, particularly those on acidic rock in montane regions, may have a limited number of Adelolecia pilati.

Related Organisms

  • Adelolecia is a lichenized fungi, meaning it forms a symbiotic relationship with algae or cyanobacteria.
  • It is associated with other lichen genera like Acrocordia, Arctoparmelia, and Aspicilia.

Further Information

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora
  • Turkish Journal of Botany
  • Wikipedia
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Lichen Society - BLS Lichen Database
  • LIAS (Lichen Information System)
  • University of Oslo, Lichen herbarium, Bergen
  • Natural History Museum,
  • Catalogue des lichens de Suisse