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Wahlenberg's catolechia lichen

Scientific Name: Catolechia wahlenbergii

Family: Rhizocarpaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Wahlenberg's Catolechia Lichen

Explore the fascinating world of Catolechia wahlenbergii, a lichen also known as Wahlenberg's Catolechia Lichen or Wahlenberg's Goblin Lights Lichen.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Catolechia wahlenbergii (Ach.) Krb. or (Ach.) Flot. ex Krb.
  • Common Names:
    • Wahlenberg's Catolechia Lichen
    • Wahlenberg's Goblin Lights Lichen
    • Catolchie de Wahlenberg (French)
  • Family: Rhizocarpaceae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms:
    • Buellia pulchella
    • Buellia wahlenbergii
    • Lichen pulchellus Schrad.

Distribution and Habitat

Catolechia wahlenbergii is an arctic-alpine lichen with a probable circumpolar distribution.

Further Information

  • Preslia 80(2): 151–182, Liška J., Palice Z. &amp Slavkov Š. (2008): Checklist and Red List of lichens of the Czech Republic, http://www.preslia.cz/P082Lis.pdf
  • Santesson (1993: 55)
  • Acharius (1808: 229 as Gyalecta atrata Protologue)
  • Wahlenberg (1812: 475 as Lecidea atrata)