Species: Leioderma sorediatum
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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Ascomycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Pannariaceae
Genus
Leioderma
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Formal Taxonomy
Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Lecanorales - Pannariaceae - Leioderma
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Lichen; thallus foliose, small, mostly 0.5-3 cm in diameter; upper surface gray, with a thick matted tomentum; lower surface whitish, veinless, sparsely rhizinate; lobes 2-4 mm wide; photobiont blue green; soredia grayish, marginal, elongate; apothecia not seen (McCune and Geiser 1997).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-07-04
Global Status Last Changed
2004-05-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
<i>Leioderma sorediatum</i> has a paleotropical distribution, and is most commonly found in New Zealand and Australia, but is absent from the southern Indian Ocean. It is also found in Sri Lanka and mainland India and further east in Asia. It also occurs in Malaya and Japan. In the Pacific it occurs in Hawaii and disjunctly in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Canada and Ecuador (Galloway and Jorgensen 1987). It is most abundant in disturbed areas and forest edges, and has been found from sea level to 2600m.