Cladonia glauca or the glaucous cup lichen[2] is a species of fruticose, cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found in Europe, it was formally described as a new species in 1828 by German botanist Heinrich Gustav Flörke. The nematodes Aphelenchoides lichenicola and Ottolenchus cabi feed on this lichen.[3]

Cladonia glauca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. glauca
Binomial name
Cladonia glauca
Flörke (1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cladonia cenotea subsp. glauca (Flörke) Vain. (1887)
  • Cladonia cenotea var. glauca (Flörke) Leight.
  • Cladonia fimbriata f. glauca (Flörke) H.Olivier (1882)

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References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Cladonia glauca Flörke, Clad. Comm. Secund.: 140 (1828)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  3. ^ Siddiqi, M.R.; Hawksworth, D.L. (2007). "Nematodes associated with galls on Cladonia glauca, including two new species". The Lichenologist. 14 (2): 175–184. doi:10.1017/S0024282982000310.