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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SU

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: Pine woodland, mixed forests

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Description

Invisible thallus (within substrate) with fruiting bodies on thin black stalks topped with small brown-black capitula; MICROSCOPY: hymenium persistent, asci with spores evident in dissection; FIELD ID possible, given unusual habitat

Similar Species

Calicium & Chaenotheca have disks disintegrating into mazaedia; other Chaenothecopsis species are found on different substrates

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Pine woodland, mixed forests, on Pinus dried resin

Life History

Resinicolous crustose fungus, unlichenized

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain, potentially statewide (likely overlooked)

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

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.

Tripp, E. A. & J. C. Lendemer. 2020. Field guide to the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

21 July 2022