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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: Barrier islands, inland on rock outcrops

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Description

Green, lumpy thallus, continuous, shiny, often separating from substrate; edges of thallus lined black; solitary hemispherical perithecia mostly covered in thalline tissue, large black ostioles visible at summit; isidia sparse, twisted, coralloid; MICROSCOPY: spores colorless, 8-celled, 32-48 x 5-6 µm; FIELD ID possible with experience

Similar Species

Porina scabrida also has thalline warts & isidia, but there are no black ostioles at wart summits & no black edge to thallus

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Barrier island maritime forest, on Juniperus bark; rocky gorge in upper Piedmont on silicious rock

Life History

Corticolous/saxicolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont an alga in Trentepohlia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coast, Piedmont

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.

Harris, R. C. 1995. More Florida lichens including the 10-cent tour of the pyrenolichens. Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

26 December 2023