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Athallia scopularis

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Athallia scopularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Athallia
Species:
A. scopularis
Binomial name
Athallia scopularis
(Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting (2013)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Physcia scopularis (Nyl.) Arnold (1884)
  • Placodium murorum var. scopulare (Nyl.) Elenkin (1904)
  • Placodium scopulare (Nyl.) H.Olivier (1909)
  • Caloplaca scopularis (Nyl.) Lettau (1912)
  • Gasparrinia murorum var. scopularis (Nyl.) Mereschk. (1913)
  • Gasparrinia scopularis (Nyl.) Oxner (1990)

Athallia scopularis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] It was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1883 as a member of the genus Lecanora.[3] After having been shuffled to several genera in its taxonomic history,[1] it was transferred to the genus Athallia in 2013 following a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae.[4] This lichen grows on sun-lit seaside siliceous rocks, particularly those covered with guano from resting birds. It has been recorded from the Atlantic coasts of North America, Northern Europe, and Greenland.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Nordic Jl Bot. 31(1): 36 (2013)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ Nylander, W. (1883). "Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam Europaeam. Contin. XL". Flora (in Latin). 66: 97–109.
  4. ^ Arup, Ulf; Søchting, Ulrik; Frödén, Patrik (2013). "A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 16–83. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x.
  5. ^ Fletcher, A.; Laundon, J.R. (2009). "Caloplaca Th. Fr. (1860)". In Smith, C.W.; Aptroot, A.; Coppins, B.J.; Fletcher, F.; Gilbert, O.L.; James, P.W.; Wolselely, P.A. (eds.). The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland (2nd ed.). London: The Natural History Museum. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-9540418-8-5.