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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5?

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: Limestone outcrop

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Description

Pale gray, thin, continuous to slightly rimose thallus with tiny black perithecia about half sunken in pits; MICROSCOPY: exciple uncarbonized at sides and beneath perithecia; spores 8/ascus, simple, colorless, ovoid, about 18-28 x 9-14 µm; FIELD ID not possible, dissection required

Similar Species

Bagliettoa calciseda & B. baldensis have endolithic thalli & perithecia sunken more deeply into larger pits; Verrucaria calkinsiana has an entirely carbonized exciple

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Limerock outcrop, on limestone

Life History

Saxicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont a green, unicellular alga

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Cumberland Plateau

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.

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.

Harris, R. C. & D. Ladd. 2005. Preliminary draft: Ozark lichens. Unpublished manuscript, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

2 August 2022