Peltigera leucophlebia

Peltigera leucophlebia is a lichenized fungus in the family Peltigeraceae. It is commonly called ruffled freckled pelt. This and other species in the genus contain a green algae in the genus Coccomyxa and also cyanobacteria in the genus Nostoc as symbionts.[1]

Peltigera leucophlebia
Peltigera leucophlebia in Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Peltigerales
Family:
Peltigeraceae
Genus:
Peltigera
Species:
P. leucophlebia
Binomial name
Peltigera leucophlebia
(Nyl.) Gyeln. (1926)
Synonyms
  • Peltigera aphthosa var. leucophlebia Nyl. (1860)

The thallus of this lichen is gray or brown, but when it is wet, the bright green algae are clearly visible. The lower surface of the thallus is white.

This species is found in North America, Asia, and Europe.[2] In North America, it is found in most of Alaska and Canada, the Great Lakes region, New England, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific coast.[3]

  • Peltigera leucophlebia Zillertaler Alpen, Italy
  • Peltigera leucophlebia Zillertaler Alpen, Italy
  • Peltigera leucophlebia near North Fork Mountain, West Virginia, USA. Open maple - red oak - black birch forest.
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References
  1. Walewski, Joe (2007). Lichens of the North Woods. City: Kollath-Stensaas. ISBN 0-9792006-0-1.
  2. Martinez, Isabel, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Orvo Vitkainen and Adrian Escudero. "Distribution patterns in the genus Peltigera Willd.." Lichenologist 35, no. 4 (2003): 301-323.
  3. Brodo, Irwin (2001). Lichens of North America. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08249-5.


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