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Cladonia boryi

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Cladonia boryi
Mature mass of Cladonia boryi, the fishnet lichen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. boryi
Binomial name
Cladonia boryi

Cladonia boryi , also commonly known as fishnet cladonia or fishnet lichen, is a species of lichen.[1][2] It is distinctive in the genus Cladonia because the stalks (podetia) are very wide, seemingly hollow, and often perforated, hence the colloquial name - the fishnet lichen. It is also known as Bory's cup lichen.

Description

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Lichen grows into roundish masses up to 20 cm (7.9 in) or so in diameter; many masses may form a broad area on the ground. Podetia wider than most in Cladonia; the walls often being irregularly perforated. Podetia end in small coronets, tips of which are usually colored maroon.

Range

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Mostly reported from North East United States of America GBIF, occasional records from other locations including Japan.

Habitat

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Usually found on sand dunes, sand, or in forest glades.

Taxonomy

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Originally described by Edward Tuckerman in 1847. Now classified in the section Unciales [3] Index Fungorum UUID: {5636B9BC-C79E-4041-87D6-3BC889939E0D}

Description of Cladonia boryi by Tuckerman in his Synopsis of American Lichens (published 1882)

References

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  1. ^ "Fishnet Cladonia (Cladonia boryi)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ "Fishnet Cladonia (Cladonia boryi)". LichenPortal. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. ^ Stenroos, S., Hyvönen, J., Myllys, L., Thell, A., and Ahti, T. 2002. Phylogeny of the genus Cladonia s.lat. (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycetes) inferred from molecular, morphological, and chemical data. Cladistics, 18, 237–278 doi:10.1006/clad.2002.020