Lendemeriella nivalis is a species of muscicolous (moss-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] It was first formally described as a new species in 1853 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber, who called it Zeora nivalis. Sergey Kondratyuk transferred it to the newly created genus Lendemeriella in 2020.[3]

Lendemeriella nivalis
growing on siliceous rock near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Lendemeriella
Species:
L. nivalis
Binomial name
Lendemeriella nivalis
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Zeora nivalis Körb. (1853)
  • Gyalolechia nivalis (Körb.) A.Massal. (1853)
  • Callopisma nivale (Körb.) Körb. (1855)
  • Sporoblastia nivalis (Körb.) Trevis. (1856)
  • Biatorina nivalis (Körb.) Th.Fr. (1861)
  • Lecanora nivalis (Körb.) Nyl. (1866)
  • Caloplaca nivalis (Körb.) Th.Fr. (1871)
  • Placodium nivale (Körb.) Tuck. (1882)
  • Caloplaca pyracea var. nivalis (Körb.) Boistel (1903)
  • Candelariella nivalis (Körb.) Lettau (1912)

The lichen grows as a thin, skin-like to granular pale to dark grey crust, spreading over mosses. Its apothecia measure up to 0.7 mm in diameter, with a pale to dark grey thalline margin and an orange proper margin. Lendemeriella nivalis occurs in northern and central Europe, and North America.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Lendemeriella nivalis (Körb.) S.Y. Kondr., in Kondratyuk, Lőkös, Farkas, Kärnefelt, Thell, Yamamoto & Hur, Acta bot. hung. 62(1-2): 121 (2020)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Lendemeriella nivalis (Körb.) S.Y. Kondr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Lőkös, L.; Farkas, E.; Kärnefelt, I.; Thell, A.; Yamamoto, Y.; Hur, J.-S. (2020). "Three new genera of the Teloschistaceae proved by three gene phylogeny" (PDF). Acta Botanica Hungarica. 62 (1–2): 109–136. doi:10.1556/034.62.2020.1-2.7. S2CID 226056287.
  4. ^ Fletcher, A.; Laundon, J.R. (2009). "Caloplaca Th. Fr. (1860)". In Smith, C.W.; Aptroot, A.; Coppins, B.J.; Fletcher, F.; Gilbert, O.L.; James, P.W.; Wolselely, P.A. (eds.). The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland (2nd ed.). London: The Natural History Museum. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-9540418-8-5.