Wahlenbergiella mucosa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is a marine species that grows in the littoral zone, and therefore remains immersed in seawater for extended periods. Its photobiont partner is the green alga Paulbroadya petersii.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Wahlenbergiella |
| Species: | W. mucosa
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The lichen was first formally described by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius as Verrucaria mucosa. The original type specimens were collected by Göran Wahlenberg from northern Europe.[3] Cécile Gueidan and Holger Thüs transferred the taxon to the newly circumscribed Wahlenbergiella in 2009 following molecular phylogenetic-directed revisions of the family Verrucariaceae; it is the type species of that genus.[4]
It is one of several marine Verrucariaceae lichens that have been investigated for use as possible bioindicators of coastal water pollution.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Wahlenbergiella mucosa (Wahlenb. ex Ach.) Gueidan & Thüs, Taxon 58(1): 200 (2009)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Gasulla, Francisco; Guéra, Alfredo; de los Ríos, Asunción; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio (2019). "Differential responses to salt concentrations of lichen photobiont strains isolated from lichens occurring in different littoral zones". Plant and Fungal Systematics. 64 (2): 149–162. doi:10.2478/pfs-2019-0016. hdl:10261/224522.
- ^ Acharius, E. (1803). Methodus qua Omnes Detectos Lichenes Secundum Organa Carpomorpha ad Genera, Species et Varietates Redigere atque Observationibus Illustrare Tentavit Erik Acharius (in Latin). Stockholm: F.D.D. Ulrich. p. 23.
- ^ Gueidan, Cécile; Savić, Sanja; Thüs, Holger; Roux, Claude; Keller, Christine; Tibell, Leif; Prieto, Maria; Heiðmarsson, Starri; Breuss, Othmar; Orange, Alan; Fröberg, Lars; Wynns, Anja Amtoft; Navarro-Rosinés, Pere; Krzewicka, Beata; Pykälä, Juha; Grube, Martin; Lutzoni, François (2009). "Generic classification of the Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota) based on molecular and morphological evidence: recent progress and remaining challenges". Taxon. 58 (1): 184–208. doi:10.1002/tax.581019.
- ^ Nokes, Liam F.; Haelewaters, Danny; Pfister, Donald H. (2022). "Exploration of marine lichenized fungi as bioindicators of coastal ocean pollution in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area". Rhodora. 122 (992): 251–273. doi:10.3119/20-10.
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