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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5?

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: Granitic outcrops, sandstone outcrops

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Description

Thallus endolithic, apothecia black, with densely carbonized rim & clumps of carbonized material within disk, at times crowding the hymenium; Microscopy: spores simple, colorless, about 3-5 x 2 µm, many/ascus, paraphyses branching

Similar Species

Sarcogyne species occur in similar situations, are also endolithic & have polysporous asci, but they have smooth disks without insertions of carbonized material

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Granitic outcrops, sandstone outcrops, sometimes on pieces or slabs broken away from main rock

Life History

Saxicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga in Myrmecia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Throughout Ga.

Threats

Quarrying

Georgia Conservation Status

Fairly common

Conservation Management Recommendations

Conserve outcrops

References

Brodo, I. M. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

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.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

27 February 2022