Caloplaca cerina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Caloplaca |
Species: | C. cerina |
Binomial name | |
Caloplaca cerina Ehrh. ex Hedwig | |
Caloplaca cerina, also known as the gray-rimmed firedot lichen, is a species of lichen. It is part of the monophyletic Caloplaca cerina species group and is the type species of the genus Caloplaca . [1]
Caloplaca cerina has a crustose thallus, typically dark grey to white. [1] It has a thalline margin , although this is sometimes thin and difficult to note. [2] However its appearance can be very variable; as a result, many specimens that have been identified as Caloplaca cerina are actually other species. One study that examined 3,000 specimens of Caloplaca cerina found that roughly 1,000 were other species. [2]
It is very common on tree bark, particularly on poplar and elm trees. [3]