Ramalina fastigiata is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. It is a common species found in Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Ramalina |
| Species: | R. fastigiata
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| Ramalina fastigiata | |
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Taxonomy
editThe lichen was first formally described in 1794 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon as Lichen fastigiatus.[1] Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Ramalina in his 1810 publication Lichenographia universalis.[2]
Research
editRamalina fastigiata is sensitive to air pollution and has been used in several studies as a biomonitor of atmospheric pollution.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Persoon, C.H. (1794). Neue Annalen der Botanick. Annalen der Botanik / Herausgegeben von Dr. Paulus Uster (in Latin). Vol. 7. Zürich: Orell, Gessner, Füssli und Comp. p. 156.
- ^ Acharius, E. (1810). Lichenographia Universalis (in Latin). Gottingen: Apud Iust. Frid. Danckwerts. p. 603.
- ^ Branquinho, Cristina; Catarino, Fernando; Brown, Dennis Hunther; Pereira, Maria João; Soares, Amilcar (1999). "Improving the use of lichens as biomonitors of atmospheric metal pollution". Science of the Total Environment. 232 (1–2): 67–77. Bibcode:1999ScTEn.232...67B. doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00111-4. PMID 10474262.
- ^ Bačkor, M.; Paulíková, K.; Geralská, A.; Davidson, R. (2003). "Monitoring of air pollution in Košice (eastern Slovakia) using lichens". Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 12 (2): 141–150.
- ^ Loppi, Stefano; Ivanov, Dobri; Boccardi, Riccardo (2002). "Biodiversity of epiphytic lichens and air pollution in the town of Siena (Central Italy)". Environmental Pollution. 116 (1): 123–128. doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00151-8. PMID 11808547.
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