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Celothelium aciculiferum

Scientific Name: Celothelium aciculiferum

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Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Celothelium aciculiferum

Celothelium aciculiferum is a lichen, first described by William Nylander and later given its current name by Vainio.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Celothelium aciculiferum (Nyl.) Vain.
  • Family: Celotheliaceae (sometimes listed as uncertain) and in other instances as VERRUCARIACEAE or PYRENULALES.
  • Kingdom: Fungi
  • Division Ascomycota
  • Synonyms:
    • Melanotheca aciculifera Nyl.
    • Athrismidium aciculiferum (Nyl.) Trevis.
    • Leptorhaphis aciculiferum (Nyl.) Vainio

Morphological Characteristics

  • Thallus described as crustose and white.
  • Perithecia are solitary or frequently aggregated and black in color.
  • Ascospores present (general reference only, no specific details provided)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Observed in Hong Kong.
  • Found in Costa Rica.
  • Reported in Panama (Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Lichen).
  • Also reported in Argentina.

Taxonomic Considerations

  • F. Bungartz & R. Miranda noted misidentifications of Celothelium dominicanum.

Genetic Information

  • Specific gene sequences are associated with this species, including DQ329019 and DQ328992.

Further Information

  • Discover Life provides a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of this species.
  • Information available in the Encyclopedia of Life.