Species: Hydrothyria venosa
Hydrothyria Lichen
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Hydrothyria
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Eastern Waterfan Lichen - hydrothyria lichen - peltigère évantail d'eau de l'Est
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Peltigerales - Peltigeraceae - Hydrothyria
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; thallus large, thin and brittle, lead-colored to brownish or blackish, loosely lobed, the lobes fan-shaped, irregularly cut, obtusely crenate toward the ends; bearing prominent brown, branched veins below; apothecia small to middle-sized, 0.75-2.5 mm across, sessile and submarginal, the disk flat to convex, reddish brown, the exciple becoming torn-dentate and disappearing (Fink 1935).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-01-30
Global Status Last Changed
2008-01-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
From New England to North Carolina, and occurring in California (Fink 1935). Also known from Washington.