Circinaria calcarea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Pertusariales |
Family: | Megasporaceae |
Genus: | Circinaria |
Species: | C. calcarea
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Binomial name | |
Circinaria calcarea (
L.) A.Nordin, Savić & Tibell 2010
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Circinaria calcarea is a species of crustose lichen in the family Megasporaceae. It was first described as a new species by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. Linnaeus named it Lichen calcareus, as he classified all lichens in the eponymously named genus. [2] The species has had an extensive taxonomic history, resulting in dozens of synonyms. [1] In 2010, it was placed in its current genus, Circinaria, following molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Megasporaceae. [3]
Circinaria calcarea has a cosmopolitan distribution, having been recorded from the Arctic, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Oceania, Central America, South America, and North America. It is a saxicolous lichen, and grows on calcareous, calciferous, and basic rock. [4]
Circinaria calcarea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Pertusariales |
Family: | Megasporaceae |
Genus: | Circinaria |
Species: | C. calcarea
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Binomial name | |
Circinaria calcarea (
L.) A.Nordin, Savić & Tibell 2010
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Circinaria calcarea is a species of crustose lichen in the family Megasporaceae. It was first described as a new species by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work Species Plantarum. Linnaeus named it Lichen calcareus, as he classified all lichens in the eponymously named genus. [2] The species has had an extensive taxonomic history, resulting in dozens of synonyms. [1] In 2010, it was placed in its current genus, Circinaria, following molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Megasporaceae. [3]
Circinaria calcarea has a cosmopolitan distribution, having been recorded from the Arctic, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Oceania, Central America, South America, and North America. It is a saxicolous lichen, and grows on calcareous, calciferous, and basic rock. [4]