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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:

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Woodlands, forests

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Description

Green to whitish thallus continuous, often glossy; hyphophores 0.8-1.2 mm long, black, upright, straight to curved, only slightly expanded near top, acute-tipped; young hyphophores straight spikes with white tips; FIELD ID possible with experience

Similar Species

Other Gyalideopsis have smaller or differently shaped hyphophores

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Woodlands, forests; substrates: usually a twig specialist; 82% hardwood bark: 30% Quercus, 9% Acer, 6% Prunus & 37% other hardwoods; 17% conifer bark: 13% Pinus, 4 records from Taxodium & 1 record from Juniperus; 1 from Serrenoa palm frond

Life History

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

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Mostly Coastal Plain & Piedmont; 1 record from Southern Blue Ridge

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Common

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Brodo, I. M. 2016. Keys to lichens of North America: revised and expanded. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

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