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Caloplaca sonorae
Scientific Name: Caloplaca sonorae
Family: Teloschistaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Caloplaca sonorae
Caloplaca sonorae is a lichen species belonging to the genus Caloplaca, also known as Firedots or orange lichen.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Caloplaca sonorae Wetmore
- Family: Teloschistaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Teloschistales
- Synonyms: None mentioned
- Common Names: orange lichen
Distribution and Habitat
Caloplaca sonorae has been found in:
- Mexico
- Southwestern United States
- Sonora (Mexico)
It typically grows on non-calcareous rocks.
Morphological Characteristics
The thallus of Caloplaca sonorae is crustose, areolate, or sub-squamulose. It has a gray or tan surface and can be smooth. The prothallus may be present or absent, and if present, it is black. It is similar to Caloplaca atroflava but has a subsquamulose thallus. Caloplaca sideritis differs by having a dark excipular ring in the margin.
Ecology
Caloplaca sonorae is a saxicolous species. It can be parasitized by species like Acarospora stapfiana.
Genetic Information
Mentioned in the text are NCBI and other databases which could contain genetic information.
Further Information
Further information and resources can be found at:
- MIN (Holotype) Wetmore 71747
- Encyclopedia of Life
- USDA Plants Database
- Bryologist 99(3): 292-314. (C. sonorae distribution map, p. 304, fig. Wetmore, C.M. (1996)
- Catalog of Life species dictionary