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catillaria lichen
Scientific Name: Catillaria
Family: Catillariaceae
Category: Lichen
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Catillaria Lichen
The genus Catillaria encompasses a variety of crustose lichens. Several species and their characteristics have been documented across various regions.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Catillaria A. Massal.
- Common Name: Catillaria Lichen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Family: CATILLARIACEAE
- Synonyms:
- Scutula stereocaulorum (synonym of Catillaria stereocaulorum)
- Catillaria subnitida Hellbom (synonym of Catillaria tristis)
- Bacidia declinis (Tuck.) Zahlbr. (synonym of Catillaria nigroclavata)
- Bilimbia declinis (Tuck.) Fink (synonym of Catillaria nigroclavata)
- Lecidea declinis Tuck. (synonym of Catillaria nigroclavata)
Distribution and Habitat
- Catillaria species are found in diverse environments, including:
- Greater Sonoran Desert
- Dorset, Britain and Ireland
- India (montane regions)
- Turkey
- Cape Verde
- Aegean region
- Taiwan
- Antarctic (maritime rocks)
- They are often found growing on:
- Rocks
- Trees (epiphytic)
- Marine and maritime rocks
- Leaves (e.g., Nestegis apetala)
- Bird perches (Catillaria corymbosa in Antarctica)
- Some species, like Catillaria chalybeia, are described as ubiquitous.
Morphological Characteristics
- Catillaria lichens are typically crustose.
- Catillaria chalybeia has a thallus that is crustose, 2-5 cm in diameter.
- Some species, such as what appears to be an unnamed lichen described as "Catillaria glauconigricans," are powdery white with black dots.
- Catillaria nigroclavata appears as tiny black dots on a dark grey or dark olivaceous, thalline background. The black dots or apothecia are very small, ranging from just 0.15.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Some Catillaria species grow on the leaves of plants like Nestegis apetala.
- Catillaria corymbosa in Antarctica is often associated with bird perches.
Resources and Further Information
- Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora (Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2001)
- Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland (Anon 1986)
- Lichen Flora of the (Hertel, H. Nash III, T.H. and Ryan, B.D. (2007) Catillaria (pp. 220-226) In: Nash III , T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.))
- British Lichen Society - BLS Lichen Database
- Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual