lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.fungi in the family
Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by German botanist
Heinrich Adolph Schrader
Heinrich Adolf Schrader (1 January 1767 in Alfeld near Hildesheim – 22 October 1836 in Göttingen) was a German botanist and mycologist. He studied medicine early in life. He named the Australian plant genus ''Hakea'' in 1797.
In 1795 he re ...
in 1794, with ''
Verrucaria rupestris
''Verrucaria rupestris'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae.
See also
* List of Verrucaria species, List of ''Verrucaria'' species
References
Verrucaria, rupestris
Lichen species
Taxa named by Heinrich Schrade ...
'' assigned as the type species. In his brief diagnosis of the genus, Schrader mentioned the more or less spherical (''subglobose''), closed ascomata, and the crustose thallus. The genus name is derived from the Latin word ''verruca'' (meaning "wart") and the suffix ''-aria'' (meaning "belonging to" or "possession").
Ecology
As of 2015, there were 16 ''Verrucaria'' species classified as
marine species
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Verrucaria ahtii
''Verrucaria ahtii'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in Finland, Lithuania, Russia, and Switzerland, where it occurs on calcareous pebbles.
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally ...
Verrucaria nigrescens
''Verrucaria nigrescens'' is a widespread species of crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It was first species description, formally described as a new species by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1795. The lichen produces a very dark brown ...
'' – widespread
* ''
Verrucaria oulankaensis
''Verrucaria oulankaensis'' is a rare species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in north-eastern Finland, where it occurs on calcareous rocks on river shores.
Taxonomy
The lichen was forma ...
Verrucaria rupestris
''Verrucaria rupestris'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae.
See also
* List of Verrucaria species, List of ''Verrucaria'' species
References
Verrucaria, rupestris
Lichen species
Taxa named by Heinrich Schrade ...
''
* ''
Verrucaria serpuloides
''Verrucaria serpuloides'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae. It is native to the Antarctic Peninsula. It is one of only two permanently submerged species of lichen, the other being ...
'' – a permanently submerged marine lichen in Antarctica
* '' Verrucaria takagoensis'' – Japan
* ''
Verrucaria vitikainenii
''Verrucaria vitikainenii'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in Finland, where it occurs on calcareous rock outcrops.
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described as a new spe ...
'' – Finland
Distribution
''Verrucaria ditmarsica'' has been recorded in 1984 from the Lighthouse Island,
Copeland Island
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,
County Down
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, Northern Ireland.Morton, O. 1988. Lichens on Lighthouse Island. Copeland Bird Observatory Annual Report for 1986 p.44
See also
* ''
Hydropunctaria maura
''Hydropunctaria maura'' (still often called by the older name ''Verrucaria maura'') is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae. A perennial species that does not experience seasonal variati ...
'', formerly ''Verrucaria maura'', one of the most widespread lichens on the European littoral zone and found worldwide