List of common names of lichen genera

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This is a list of common names of lichen genera. When a common name for a lichen genus is the same as the scientific name for that genus, it is not included in the following list. This list only includes genera common names that are widely used, as indicated by the common name either appearing in a peer reviewed scientific publication or in a scientifically reliable reference source.

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A common name for a lichen genus will often uniquely refer to that genus, but not always. Sometimes the same common name may refer to several different genera, which may not be related by sharing common ancestry. An example is that "wart lichen" refers to at least five different genera in four different families. [1] Sometimes the same genus may have more than one widely used common name. For example, members of the genus Staurothele are commonly called "wart lichens", and also "rock pimples". Lichen genus common names my come from the shape, color, or other feature of some members of a genus. Other members may not share that trait, but are still referred to by the common name for the genus. For example, Caloplaca albovariegata is an orange lichen, but it is not orange in color.

Lichen species common names are often the same as the common name of the genus they are in, or are a modification of that common name by adding an adjective. But sometimes the parts of a lichen species common name are common names of other lichen genera. For example, Psilolechia lucida , in the genus Psilolechia , is commonly called "sulphur dust lichen". [1] [2] But "sulphur lichen" refers to the genus Fulgensia , and "dust lichen" refers either to the genus Chrysothrix or the genus Lepraria . [1] [3] [4] [5]

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Arthoniaceae Family of fungi

The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi in the order Arthoniales. The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species. Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in Arthonia which is the largest genus with 500 species. The second and third largest genus is Arthothelium with 80 species, and Cryptothecia with 60 species.

<i>Caloplaca</i> Genus of lichenised fungi in the family Teloschistaceae

Caloplaca is a lichen genus comprising a number of distinct species. Members of the genus are commonly called firedot lichen, jewel lichen. gold lichens, "orange lichens", but they are not always orange, as in the case of C. albovariegata. The distribution of this lichen genus is worldwide, extending from Antarctica to the high Arctic. It includes a portion of northern North America and the Russian High Arctic. There are about thirty species of Caloplaca in the flora of the British Isles. An example species in this genus is Caloplaca saxicola, a lichen with worldwide distribution including the Antarctic continent, Europe and northern North America including the northern reaches of the Canadian boreal forests.

<i>Rhizoplaca</i> Genus of fungi

Rhizoplaca is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Members of the genus are commonly called rimmed navel lichens because of their umbillicate growth form and lecanorine apothecia, also rock-posy lichen and rockbright. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 11 species.

<i>Lepraria</i> Genus of lichens

Lepraria is a genus of leprose crustose lichens that grows on its substrate like patches of granular, caked up, mealy dust grains. Members of the genus are commonly called dust lichens. The main vegetative body (thallus) is made of patches of soredia. There are no known mechanisms for sexual reproduction, yet members of the genus continue to speciate. Some species can form marginal lobes and appear squamulose.

Caliciaceae Family of lichen-forming fungi

The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Although the family has had its classification changed several times throughout its taxonomic history, the use of modern molecular phylogenetic methods have helped to establish its current placement in the order Caliciales. Caliciaceae contains 36 genera and about 600 species. The largest genus is Buellia, with around 300 species; there are more than a dozen genera that contain only a single species.

Lichens of the Sierra Nevada have been little studied. A lichen is a composite organism consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner growing together in a symbiotic relationship.

Crustose lichen

Crustose lichens form a crust that strongly adheres to the substrate, making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichens consists of a cortex layer, an algal layer, and a medulla. The upper cortex layer is differentiated and is usually pigmented. The algal layer lies beneath the cortex. The medulla fastens the lichen to the substrate and is made up of fungal hyphae. The surface of crustose lichens is characterized by branching cracks that periodically close in response to climatic variations such as alternate wetting and drying regimes.

Dust lichens are lichens in either the genus Chrysothrix or genus Lepraria.

Vermilacinia ceruchis is a fruticose lichen found on sand and rock in coastal fog areas of Peru and Chile.

<i>Psilolechia lucida</i> Species of lichen

Psilolechia lucida is a species of saxicolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is widely distributed through the world, where it grows on natural and artificial rocky substrates in the shade, often in sheltered underhangs. It forms a greenish crust on the surface of its substrate.

Josef Hafellner is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a Professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz. Hafellner started developing an interest in lichens while he was a student at this institution, studying under Josef Poelt. He earned a master's degree in 1975 and a PhD in 1978, defending a doctoral thesis about the genus Karschia. In 2003, Hafellner received his habilitation. By this time, he had studied with French lichenologist André Bellemère (1927–2014) at Saint-Cloud, where he learned techniques of transmission electron microscopy and how their application in studying asci could be used in lichen systematics. His 1984 work Studien in Richtung einer natürlicheren Gliederung der Sammelfamilien Lecanoraceae und Lecideaceae has been described as "probably the single most influential publication in lichen systematics in the latter half of the 20th century".

Thomas Hawkes Nash III is an American lichenologist. His research is about the biology and ecology of lichens, and the effects of air pollution on plants and lichens. He is known as an authority on the family Parmeliaceae. During his long career at the Arizona State University, he helped develop the lichen herbarium into a world-class collection with over 100,000 specimens representing more than 5000 species. In 2010, the year of his retirement, he was awarded the Acharius Medal for lifetime achievements in lichenology, and the following year had a Festschrift published in his honor.

Leif Tibell is a Swedish lichenologist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Uppsala. He is known for his expertise on calicioid lichens. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2012 for lifetime achievements in lichenology.

<i>Lepraria incana</i> Species of lichen

Lepraria incana is a species of dust lichen in the family Stereocaulaceae. First described scientifically by Johann Jacob Dillenius in 1741, and then formally by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, it is the type species of the genus Lepraria. The thallus of this species is green to greyish-green, and powdery – as if made of tiny granules. These granules are soredia, which are asexual reproductive structures. Like most members of genus Lepraria, the lichen has few distinguishing features, lacking both a medulla and sexual reproductive structures (apothecia). Chemically, the lichen is characterised by the presence of the secondary chemicals known as divaricatic acid and zeorin.

Salazinic acid Chemical compound found in some lichens

Salazinic acid is a depsidone with a lactone ring. It is found in some lichens, and is especially prevalent in Parmotrema and Bulbothrix, where its presence or absence is often used to help classify species in those genera.

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  2. ↑ Sulphur Dust Lichen (Psilolechia lucida), Encyclopedia of Life
  3. 1 2 Sulphur Lichen (Fulgensia), Encyclopedia of Life
  4. 1 2 Dust Lichen (Chrysothrix), Encyclopedia of Life
  5. 1 2 Dust Lichen (Lepraria), Encyclopedia of Life
  6. ↑ Ball Lichen (Sphaerophorus), Encyclopedia of Life
  7. ↑ Barnacle Lichen (Thelotrema), Encyclopedia of Life
  8. ↑ Usnea (Old Man's Beard), Encyclopedia of Life
  9. ↑ Birchbark Dot Lichen (Leptorhaphis), Encyclopedia of Life
  10. ↑ Blackcurly Lichen (Pseudephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  11. ↑ Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium), Encyclopedia of Life
  12. ↑ Blemished Lichen (Phlyctis), Encyclopedia of Life
  13. ↑ Blistered Navel Lichen (Lassallia), Encyclopedia of Life
  14. ↑ Blood lichen (Mycoblastus), Encyclopedia of Life
  15. ↑ Bloodstain Lichen (Haematomma), Encyclopedia of Life
  16. ↑ Bowl Lichen (Psoroma), Encyclopedia of Life
  17. ↑ Bran Lichen (Parmeliosis), Encyclopedia of Life
  18. ↑ Brittle Lichen (Cornicularia), Encyclopedia of Life
  19. ↑ Bullseye Lichen (Placopsis), Encyclopedia of Life
  20. ↑ Bruised Lichen (Tonina), Encyclopedia of Life,
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  22. ↑ Cap Lichen (Baeomyces), Encyclopedia of Life
  23. ↑ Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina), Encyclopedia of Life
  24. ↑ Chocolate Chip Lichen (Solarina), Encyclopedia of Life
  25. ↑ Clam Lichen (Normandina), Encyclopedia of Life
  26. ↑ Club Lichen (Multiclavula), Encyclopedia of Life
  27. ↑ Cockleshell Lichen (Hypocenomyce), Encyclopedia of Life
  28. ↑ Chalice Lichen (Endocarpon), Encyclopedia of Life
  29. ↑ Crabseye Lichen (Ochrolechia), Encyclopedia of Life
  30. ↑ Cracked Lichen (Acarospora), Encyclopedia of Life
  31. ↑ Crater Lichen (Diploschistes), Encyclopedia of Life
  32. ↑ Cup Lichen (Cladonia), Encyclopedia of Life
  33. ↑ Dimple Lichen (Gyalecta), Encyclopedia of Life
  34. ↑ Disc Lichen (Buellia), Encyclopedia of Life
  35. ↑ Disc Lichen (Tremolecia), Encyclopedia of Life
  36. ↑ Disk Lichen (Trapelia), Encyclopedia of Life,
  37. ↑ Dot Lichen (Arthonia), Encyclopedia of Life
  38. ↑ Dot Lichen (Micaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  39. ↑ Dotted Lichen (Basidia), Encyclopedia of Life
  40. ↑ Earth Lichen (Catapyrenium), Encyclopedia of Life
  41. ↑ Eggyolk Lichen (Canelariella), Encyclopedia of Life
  42. ↑ Felt Lichen (Peltigera), Encyclopedia of Life
  43. ↑ Fishscale Lichen (Psora), Encyclopedia of Life
  44. ↑ Granular Lichen (Lopadium), Encyclopedia of Life
  45. ↑ Lead Lichen (Parmeliella), Encyclopedia of Life
  46. ↑ Light and Dark Lichen (Pseudovernia)
  47. ↑ Lung Lichen (Lobaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  48. ↑ Mountain Lichen (Dimeleana), Encyclopedia of Life
  49. ↑ Orange Lichen (Caloplaca), Encyclopedia of Life
  50. ↑ Old Wood Rimmed Lichen (Lecanactis), Encyclopedia of Life
  51. ↑ Peppermint drop lichen (Icmadophila), Encyclopedia of Life
  52. ↑ Pore Lichen (Pertusaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  53. ↑ Reindeer Lichen (Cladina), Encyclopedia of Life
  54. ↑ Rim Lichen (Squamarina), Encyclopedia of Life
  55. ↑ Snow Lichen (Stereocaulon), Encyclopedia of Life
  56. ↑ Observations in the Genus: Solorina, Ispotnature
  57. ↑ Plant Profile for Sticta (spotted felt lichen), USDA
  58. ↑ Thread Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  59. ↑ Tube Lichen (Ephebe), Encyclopedia of Life
  60. ↑ Urn Lichen (Tholurna), Encyclopedia of Life
  61. ↑ Velvet Lichen (Cystocoleus), Encyclopedia of Life
  62. ↑ Wart Lichen(Porina), Encyclopedia of Life
  63. ↑ Wart Lichen (Pyrenula), Encyclopedia of Life
  64. ↑ Wart Lichen (Staurothele), Encyclopedia of Life
  65. ↑ Wart Lichen (Verrucaria), Encyclopedia of Life
  66. ↑ Whitefingers lichen, Siphula, Wildflower sightings
  67. ↑ Whiteworm lichen (Thamnolia), Encyclodpedia of Life
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