Species: Chaenotheca brunneola
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Coniocybaceae
Genus
Chaenotheca
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Caliciales - Coniocybaceae - Chaenotheca - Tehler (1996) puts the genus Chaenotheca in the family Coniocybaceae, not in Caliciaceae as in Hale and Culberson (1970).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Tiny crustose stubble lichen with globose, brownish spore mass borne on smooth, shiny black stalks.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2002-09-23
Global Status Last Changed
2002-09-23
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Scandinavia, U.K., Europe, North America, Brazil, Japan. In North America, Alaska to California, east to New England and Ozark Mountains. On both sides of Cascade Range.