Athallia scopularis

Athallia scopularis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific 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 [2]
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. ^[3] It was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1883 as a member of the genus Lecanora . ^[4] After having been shuffled to several genera in its taxonomic history, ^[2] it was transferred to the genus Athallia in 2013 following a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

References

1. NatureServe. "Athallia scopularis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
2. "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Nordic Jl Bot. 31(1): 36 (2013)". Species Fungorum . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. "Athallia scopularis (Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
4. Nylander, W. (1883). "Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam Europaeam. Contin. XL". Flora (in Latin). 66: 97–109.
5. Arup, Ulf; Søchting, Ulrik; Frödén, Patrik (2013). "A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 16–83. Bibcode:2013NorJB..31...16A. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x.
6. 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.