Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126870
Element CodeNLT0005570
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderCaliciales
FamilySphaerophoraceae
GenusBunodophoron
Other Common NamesBunodophore boules-noires (FR)
Concept ReferenceEsslinger, T.L. and R.S. Egan. 1995. A sixth checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous, and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. The Bryologist 98(4):467-549. As supplied by USDA, NRCS from The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Version: November 19, 1997.
Taxonomic CommentsThis species belongs to a poorly understood complex and may represent multiple taxa (The Threatened Macrolichen Project 1996).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-10-24
Change Date2024-10-24
Edition Date2024-10-24
Edition AuthorsHeitz and Lipkin (2011). rev. Johnson, J. (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsBunodophoron melanocarpum is a wide-ranging lichen with a global distribution. With a large range extent, more than 500 occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent CommentsBunodophoron melanocarpum is widespread in both the northern and southern hemispheres including Europe, North and South America, East Africa, the Solomon Islands, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (Goward 1999, The Threatened Macrolichen Project 1996). Range extent was estimated using herbarium specimens collected between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, Consortium of Lichen Herbaria 2024).
Occurrences CommentsBy applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are more than 500 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, Consortium of Lichen Herbaria 2024).
Threat Impact CommentsAlthough threats are not widely documented, Bunodophoron melanocarpum is potentially threatened by mining, timber harvesting, and road building in some areas. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, tolerance of light disturbance, and affinity for typically abundant habitats, as well as no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.