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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: Mesic hardwood forest, cypress ? gum swamp

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Description

Whitish thallus thin, continuous but cracked; cylindrical, branching whitish isidia scattered over thallus, never densely; no disks seen; CHEMISTRY: thallus KC+ red, C+ pink/red (gyrophoric acid), thallus UV+ yellow; FIELD ID: chemical tests, UV test required

Similar Species

Megalospora pachycheila is pustulose with thallus KC-, C-

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Mesic hardwood forest, cypress – gum swamp; substrates: hardwood bark (Magnolia, Nyssa, Quercus); 1 record on Pinus bark & 1 record on sandstone

Life History

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

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain

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.

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.

Lendemer, J. C. & R. C. Harris. 2014. Studies in lichens and lichenicolous fungi – No. 17: Notes on lichens from the Coastal Plain of southeastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 13: 8-19.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

10 May 2022