Leptogium coralloideum
Common names
Jelly lichen
Biostatus
Native
Current conservation status
2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, SO
Category
Lichen
Structural class
Lichens - Foliose
Lichen substrate
Corticolous (bark, wood)
Substrate details
Corticolous
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Leptogium diaphanum f. coralloideum
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
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.
LEPCRL
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Aptroot A. 2002: New and interesting lichens and lichenicolous fungi in Brazil. Fungal Diversity 9: 15–45.
Galloway D.J. 1999: Notes on the genus Leptogium (Collemataceae, Ascomycota) in New Zealand. Nova Hedwigia 69: 317–35.
Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.
Jørgensen P.M. 1994: Further notes on European taxa of the lichen genus Leptogium with emphasis on the small species. Lichenologist 26: 1–29.
Jørgensen P.M., Nash II T.H. 2004: Leptogium. In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C.; Bungartz, F. (Eds) Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Vol. II. Tempe, AZ, Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. Pp. 330–350.
McCarthy P.M. 2003: Catalogue of Australian lichens. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 19: 1–237.
Swinscow T.D.V.; Krog, H. 1988: Macrolichens of East Africa. London, British Museum (Natural History).
Verdon D. 1990: New Australasian species and records in the genus Leptogium S. Gray (lichenized Ascomycotina: Collemataceae). Mycotaxon 37: 413–440.
Verdon D. 1992: Leptogium. Flora of Australia 54: 173–192.