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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 flatwoods

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Description

Thin rimose-areolate green thallus, hyphophores shaped like half-cylinders all facing in the same direction, with gracefully curved edges, top 2 corners forming projecting points (like the waving appendages of tiny ghosts); FIELD ID possible with careful observation to eliminate Calopadia

Similar Species

The erect, cupped campylidia of Calopadia species can resemble the hyphophores of this species, but the former lack pointed projections at upper corners

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Pine flatwoods, on Serrenoa repens fronds

Life History

Foliicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a unicellular green alga (Trebouxia?)

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare (probably 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.

Lücking, R., W. R. Buck & E. Rivas Plata. 2007. The lichen family Gomphillaceae (Ostropales) in eastern North America, with notes on hyphophore development in Gomphillus and Gyalideopsis. Bryologist 110: 622-672.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

9 March 2022