Athallia scopularis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Athallia |
Species: | A. scopularis
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Binomial name | |
Athallia scopularis (
Nyl.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting (2013)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Athallia scopularis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. [2] It was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1883 as a member of the genus Lecanora. [3] After having been shuffled to several genera in its taxonomic history, [1] it was transferred to the genus Athallia in 2013 following a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. [4] This lichen grows on sun-lit seaside siliceous rocks, particularly those covered with guano from resting birds. It has been recorded from the Atlantic coasts of North America, Northern Europe, and Greenland. [5]