Lecanora polytropa
Common names
granite-speck rim lichen
Biostatus
Native
Current conservation status
2018 | Not Threatened | Qualifiers: SO
Category
Lichen
Structural class
Lichens - Crustose
Lichen substrates
Corticolous (bark, wood), Saxicolous (rock)
Substrate details
Corticolous, saxicolous, man-made surfaces (metal, timber, concrete, wire)
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
In the Northern Hemisphere, Lecanora polytropa is commonly parasitised by several lichenicolous fungi including *Carbonea aggregantula (Müll.Arg.) Diederich & Triebel, *C. supersparsa (Nyl.) Hertel, *Cercidospora epipolytropa (Mudd) Arnold, and *Muellerella pygmaea var. athallina (Müll.Arg.) Triebel, all of which should be sought in New Zealand populations, which commonly show signs of parasitism by lichenicolous fungi.
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
LECPOL
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Bjerke JW, Dahl T. 2002. Distribution patterns of usnic acid-producing lichens along local radiation gradients in West Greenland. Nova Hedwigia 75: 487-506. https://doi.org/10.1127/0029-5035/2002/0075-0487.
Galloway DJ. 1985. Flora of New Zealand Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington, NZ. 662 p.
Galloway DJ. 2007. Flora of New Zealand Lichens. Revised 2nd edition including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, NZ. Two volumes: vol. 1 pp 1–1006; vol. 2 pp 1007–2261.
Hertel H. 1977. Gesteinsbewohnende Arten der Sammelgattung Lecidea (Lichenes) aus Zentral-, Ost-, und Südasien. Eine erste Übersicht. Ergebnisse des Forschungsunternehmens Nepal Himalaya Khumbu Himal 6 (3): 145–378.
Lumbsch HT, Elix JA. 2004. Lecanora. Flora of Australia 56A: 12–62.