Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,031 meters (0 to 16,506 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Fungi
()
- T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980
- Fungi
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
()
- D.S. Hibbett et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
()
- H.C. Bold, 1957 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Sac Fungi
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
()
- O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
- Class:
Lecanoromycetes
()
- O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
- Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
()
- P.M. Kirk et al., 2001 ex J. Miadlikowska et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
- Order:
Lecanorales
()
- Nannf., 1932
- Family:
Cladoniaceae
()
- Zenker, 1827
- Genus:
Cladonia
()
- Hill ex P. Browne, 1756
- Specific descriptor:
stellaris
- (Opiz) Pouzar & Vezda 1971
- Scientific name: - Cladonia stellaris (Opiz) Pouzar & Vezda 1971
- Specific descriptor:
stellaris
- (Opiz) Pouzar & Vezda 1971
- Genus:
Cladonia
(
- Family:
Cladoniaceae
(
- Order:
Lecanorales
(
- Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
(
- Class:
Lecanoromycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Synonyms
Cenomyce stellaris Opiz 1823 • Cladina stellaris (Opiz) Brodo 1976
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 05-Sep-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Cladonia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. perforata (Florida Perforate Reindeer Lichen)
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. url p. 13.
- World Plant Conservation Bibliography WCMC, Royal Botanic Gardens url p. 228.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Arizona State University, International Institute for Species Exploration: Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Australian Antarctic Division Herbarium
- Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem: Lichen Herbarium Berlin
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
- Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
- GBIF-Spain: Departamento de Biolog. Veg. II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid: MAF-Lich
- GBIF-Sweden: Fungi (S)
- GBIF-Sweden: Herbarium of Oskarshamn (OHN)
- GBIF-Sweden: Lund Botanical Museum (LD)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen field notes, Oslo (O)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Bergen (BG)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Oslo (O)
- Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO: Herbarium GJO
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium
- University Museums of Norway (MUSIT)
- University of Bialystok, Institute of Biology: Lichenes North-Eastern Poland
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3218796
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-341779
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14384514
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:341779
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2122469
Footnotes
- Mean = 106.600 meters (349.738 feet), Standard Deviation = 698.080 based on 96,607 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
