Scoliciosporum chlorococcum

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum
	Scoliciosporum chlorococcum
Systematics
Class :	Lecanoromycetes
Subclass :	Lecanoromycetidae
Order :	Lecanorales
Family :	Scoliciosporaceae
Genre :	Scoliciosporum
Type :	Scoliciosporum chlorococcum
Scientific name
	Scoliciosporum chlorococcum
	( Graewe ex Stenh. ) Vězda

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum (an established German name does not exist) is a bark-dwelling lichen .

description

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum is one of the crust lichens, d. H. the thallus rests closely on the base. Their camp is gray-green to dark green and resembles epiphytic algae. The rimless, very small, mostly dark brown to blackish fruit bodies are apothecia with a maximum diameter of 0.4 mm. The long spindle-shaped spores (20–40 × 4–7 µm) are mostly 8-celled.

Spores of Scoliciosporum chlorococcum

distribution

The lichen grows epiphytically on acidic tree bark, both in forests and on free-standing trees. In addition to acidic immissions, it also endures eutrophication and, along with Lecanora conizaeoides, is the species that penetrates the furthest into areas with heavier air pollution. Occurrences are known from Europe and North America.

literature

Volkmar Wirth: Lichen flora . E. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-8001-2452-1

Web links

Commons : Scoliciosporum chlorococcum - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Arteintrag on speciesfungorum
Information on Environment Canada (English).