''Cladonia atlantica'', also known as the Atlantic cup lichen, is a species of lichen in the family

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 ...

. It is found among the Atlantic Coast of the US, ranging from South Carolina to the Northeastern United States.

Taxonomy

Name

The species name ''atlantica'' originates from the Atlantic Ocean, which is most likely due to the fact the species is found on the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

Subspecies

''C. atlantica'' has 5 subspecies. * ''Cladonia atlantica'' f''. atlantica'' * ''Cladonia atlantica'' f''. microphylla'' A.Evans * ''Cladonia atlantica'' f''. ramosa'' A.Evans * ''Cladonia atlantica'' f. ''ramosissima'' A.Evans * ''Cladonia atlantica'' f''. subsimplex'' A.Evans

References

atlantica Atlantica ( gr, Ατλαντικα; ''Atlantika'') is an ancient continent that formed during the Proterozoic about (two billion years ago, Ga) from various 2 Ga cratons located in what are now West Africa and eastern South America. The name, ...

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