Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain. is a fungus in the Lobariaceae family, order Peltigerales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain.

Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain.

Pseudocyphellaria crocata is a critically endangered ascomycete lichen from Peltigeraceae preyed on by a land snail.

Family
Genus
Pseudocyphellaria
Order
Peltigerales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain.

Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain. is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae, and it is classified as an ascomycete. One of its known predators is the land snail Notodiscus hookeri. In Iceland, this lichen has only been recorded at two locations, and it is classified as critically endangered (CR).

Photo: (c) Richard Droker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Peltigerales Lobariaceae Pseudocyphellaria

More from Lobariaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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