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carbonea lichen

Scientific Name: Carbonea

Family: Lecanoraceae

Category: Lichen

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Carbonea Lichen

Carbonea is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. The common name often used is carbonea lichen.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Kingdom: Plantae (as mentioned in Garden Guides, though Lichens are now classified as Fungi)
  • Phylum: Lichens (explicitly mentioned)
  • Class: Lecanoromycetes (explicitly mentioned)
  • Order: Lecanorales (explicitly mentioned)
  • Family: Lecanoraceae (explicitly mentioned)
  • Genus: Carbonea (Hertel) Hertel

Synonyms for specific species include:

  • Carbonea vitellinaria (Nyl.) Hertel = Lecidea vitellinaria Nyl. = Nesolechia vitellinaria (Nyl.) Rehm
  • Carbonea latypizodes (synonym of austrocalifornica Zahlbr.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Carbonea species are widespread.
  • They have been found in Turkey, Japan, Greece (Aegean), Poland, Heard Island and the Australian Oceanic Island Territories, Maine (Mount Katahdin, North America), and Svalbard.
  • Specific habitats include arctic-alpine environments.
  • Some species are epilithic (growing on rock).

Ecological Role

  • Most Carbonea species grow on other lichens, meaning they are lichenicolous.
  • Carbonea vitellinaria is a parasite on Candelariella vitellina and can also parasitize Lecanora, darkening the host lichen.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Carbonea are lichenized fungi.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Carbonea vitellinaria grows on Candelariella vitellina.
  • Carbonea supersparsa grows on the thallus of Lecanora polytropa.
  • Carbonea vitellinaria has been reported from lichen species of Lecanora.
  • Carbonea vorticosa, Gregorella humida, and Porpidia are lichen species found in Turkey.

Resources and Further Information

  • Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
  • USDA, NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  • British Lichen Society - BLS Mapping Scheme dataset
  • Lichen Gallery of Leif &amp Anita Stridvall
  • ABRS (Australian Biological Resources Study)
  • ResearchGate
  • MyTreeDB
  • BGBM (Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem)