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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: Maritime forest

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Description

Thallus pale areas on substrate; fruiting bodies rising on short stalks, topped with broad, brown capitula; MICROSCOPY: hymenium persistent, asci with spores evident in dissection, spores brown, 1-celled, acute-tipped, about 7-9 x 3-4 µm; FIELD ID: specific substrate can make it possible in this case, though dissection & examination of spores is recommended to confirm

Similar Species

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

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Maritime forest, on Sabal palmetto trunks

Life History

Corticolous fungus, unlichenized or weakly associated with green algae

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain (coast)

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare, though likely overlooked

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.

Harris, R. C. 1995. More Florida lichens including the 10-cent tour of the pyrenolichens. Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

21 July 2022