Cladonia Arbuscula

	Cladonia Arbuscula ''Cladonia arbuscula'' or the shrubby cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. It is one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi, with about 560 species distributed amongst 17 genera. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (''Cladonia'') belong t ... family. Taxonomy Name The species name "arbuscula" is Latin for the word "bush" or "shrub", which may be due to the fact that the lichen has branches that resemble a bush. Subspecies C. arbuscula has 6 subspecies: * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''arbuscula'' (Wallr.) Flot. * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''beringiana'' Ahti * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''boliviana'' (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''imshaugii'' (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''mitis'' (Sandst.) Ruoss * ''Cladonia arbuscula'' subsp. ''pachyderma'' (Ahti) Ahti & De Priest Ecology ''Cladonia arbuscula'' is a known hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cladonia ''Cladonia'' is a genus of moss-like lichens in the family Cladoniaceae. They are the primary food source for reindeer/caribou. ''Cladonia'' species are of economic importance to reindeer-herders, such as the Sami in Scandinavia or the Nenets in Russia. Antibiotic compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream. The light green species ''Cladonia stellaris'' is used in flower decorations. Although the phylogeny of the genus ''Cladonia'' is still under investigation, two main morphological groups are commonly differentiated by taxonomists: the ''Cladonia'' morpho-type and the ''Cladina'' morpho-type. The ''Cladonia'' morpho-type has many more species, and is generally described as a group of squamulose (grow from squamules), cup-bearing lichens. The ''Cladina'' morpho-types are often referred to as forage lichens, mat-forming lichens, or reindeer lichens (due to their importance as caribou winter forage). ''Cladonia perforata'' ("perforate cladonia") is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cladoniaceae The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. It is one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi, with about 560 species distributed amongst 17 genera. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (''Cladonia'') belong to this family. The latter genus, which comprises about 500 species, forms a major part of the diet of large mammals in taiga and tundra ecosystems. Many Cladoniaceae lichens grow on soil, but other can use decaying wood, tree trunks, and, in a few instances, rocks as their substrate. They grow in places with high humidity, and cannot tolerate aridity. Many Cladoniaceae species are characterized by a thallus that has two distinct forms: a scaly or crust-like primary thallus that, depending on the species, can be permanent or temporary, and a secondary fruticose thallus called a podetium or pseudopodetium. Cladoniaceae members form symbiotic associations with green algae from the class Trebouxiophyceae, usually the genus '' Asterochloris' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lichenopeltella Cladoniarum ''Lichenopeltella cladoniarum'' is a species of fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. It has been found growing on the podetia of ''Cladonia arbuscula'' in Bulgan district, Mongolia and Yamanashi prefecture in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... References Dothideomycetes Fungi described in 1995 Fungi of Asia Lichenicolous fungi {{Dothideomycetes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]