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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Sunny rock outcrops

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Description

Green to gray-green granular, minutely lumpy thallus with flat black disks; MICROSCOPY: exciple dark red-brown, hypothecium pale brownish, spores colorless, 8/ascus, about 15 x 3 µm, 4-celled; FIELD ID not possible, dissection required to observe short spores & characteristics of apothecia

Similar Species

Bacidia coprodes is in similar habitat, with similar disks & spores, but has a dark hypothecium

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Sunny outcrops, on limestone

Life History

Saxicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont one of multiple species of green, unicellular algae

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Ridge & Valley

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Brodo, I. M. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

Ekman, S.  2014.  The Bacidia coprodes group (Ramalinaceae, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota), with special reference to the species in Europe and North America.  Phytotaxa 191: 66-80.

Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

1 August 2022