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Ramalina fastigiata

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Species of lichen

Ramalina fastigiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Ramalina
Species: R. fastigiata
Binomial name
Ramalina fastigiata
(Pers.) Ach. (1810)
Synonyms
  • Lichen fastigiatus Pers. (1794)

Ramalina fastigiata is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. It is a common species found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Taxonomy

The lichen was first formally described in 1794 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon as Lichen fastigiatus. Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Ramalina in his 1810 publication Lichenographia universalis.

Research

Ramalina fastigiata is sensitive to air pollution and has been used in several studies as a biomonitor of atmospheric pollution.

References

  1. Persoon, C.H. (1794). Neue Annalen der Botanick. Annalen der Botanik / Herausgegeben von Dr. Paulus Uster (in Latin). Vol. 7. Zürich: Orell, Gessner, Füssli und Comp. p. 156.
  2. Acharius, E. (1810). Lichenographia Universalis (in Latin). Gottingen: Apud Iust. Frid. Danckwerts. p. 603.
  3. Branquinho, Cristina; Catarino, Fernando; Brown, Dennis Hunther; Pereira, Maria João; Soares, Amilcar (1999). "Improving the use of lichens as biomonitors of atmospheric metal pollution". Science of the Total Environment. 232 (1–2): 67–77. Bibcode:1999ScTEn.232...67B. doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00111-4. PMID 10474262.
  4. Bačkor, M.; Paulíková, K.; Geralská, A.; Davidson, R. (2003). "Monitoring of air pollution in Košice (eastern Slovakia) using lichens". Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 12 (2): 141–150.
  5. Loppi, Stefano; Ivanov, Dobri; Boccardi, Riccardo (2002). "Biodiversity of epiphytic lichens and air pollution in the town of Siena (Central Italy)". Environmental Pollution. 116 (1): 123–128. doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00151-8. PMID 11808547.
Taxon identifiers
Ramalina fastigiata
Lichen fastigiatus


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