Candelariella antennaria, or the pussytoes eggyolk lichen,[2] is a lichen commonly distributed in North America, and has been observed in South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[3][4][5][6] It is characterized by its gray thallus and bright yellow apothecia, as well as its very small size.[3]
| Candelariella antennaria | |
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| Physcia dubia (large foliose lichen) alongside Candelariella antennaria (grey/yellow crustose lichen) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Candelariaceae |
| Genus: | Candelariella |
| Species: | C. antennaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Candelariella antennaria | |
Characteristics
editCandelariella antennaria is a crustose lichen best characterized by its yellow apothecia, which make up the majority of the visible lichen. The apothecial disc is a lemon-yellow or orange-yellow, flat, and not exceeding 1 mm in diameter.[3] The disc may test K negative, or reddish.[3] All other spot tests are negative.[3] The thallus is colored gray and scattered, but not granular.[5] The thallus is composed of non-gelatinized and thin-walled hyphae that do not form stipes.[6] The lichen is small, which makes it hard to spot.[7]
Habitat
editCandelariella antennaria is most often found on tree bark of deciduous trees.[3]
References
edit- ^ Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 128: 137. 1939.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Candelariella antennaria (pussytoes eggyolk lichen)". plants.usda.gov.
- ^ a b c d e f Thomas H. Nash III; P Diederich; Frank Bungartz; BD Ryan, eds. (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839.
- ^ Westberg, Martin (September 2007). "Candelariella (Candelariaceae) in western United States and northern Mexico: the 8-spored, lecanorine species". The Bryologist. 110 (3): 391–419. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[391:cciwus]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0007-2745.
- ^ a b Westberg, Martin & Clerc, Philippe. (March 2012). Five species of Candelaria and Candelariella (Ascomycota, Candelariales) new to Switzerland. MycoKeys. 3. 10.3897/mycokeys.3.2864.
- ^ a b Yakovchenko, Lidia & Ismailov, Aziz & Westberg, Martin. (2012). Candelariella antennaria NEW TO Russia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, and India. Turczaninowia. 15. 27-30.
- ^ "Plants of the Gila Wilderness-- Candelariella antennaria". wnmu.edu.