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Mycocalicium subtile

(Pers.) Szat.

a lichen

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125788
Element CodeNLT0018970
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassEurotiomycetes
OrderMycocaliciales
FamilyMycocaliciaceae
GenusMycocalicium
Synonyms
Calicium parietinumAch.Mycocalicium parietinum(Ach.) Vain.
Concept Reference
Esslinger, 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2009-06-09
Change Date2009-06-09
Edition Date2001-08-31
Edition AuthorsChristy, John
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Total estimated number of individuals is 3,000-10,000. Total estimated size of habitat is 10,000-50,000. Broken circumboreal distribution pattern. Populations and habitats likely stable, given variety of forest age classes in various parts of range. Probably many protected locations. Presumably not very threatened worldwide, given variety of forest age classes in various parts of range. Individual plants are fragile, but are tiny and occur in masses on twigs and branches that are not eaily damaged except by catastropic disturbance. It is undoubtedly undercollected rangewide.
Range Extent Comments
Scandinavia, U.K., Eurasia, North America. In North America, Alaska south to Mexico, east to New England. In the Pacific Northwest, on both sides of Cascade Range.
Occurrences Comments
Total number of global occurrences unknown. Known occurrences in northern spotted owl region: 8 [FSEIS 2000 vol. 2: 93]; 10 [FSEIS 2000 vol. 1: 256].
Threat Impact Comments
Presumably not very threatened worldwide, given variety of forest age classes in various parts of range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

On bark, dead wood, and snags of conifers and deciduous trees, lumber, fence posts. Wide range of habitats and stand ages. Not closely associated with old-growth forest.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
References (8)
  1. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  2. Esslinger, 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.
  3. Goward, T. 1999. The Lichens of British Columbia Illustrated Keys, Part-2 Fruticose Species. Ministry of Forests Research Program, Victoria, British Columbia. 319 pp.
  4. Hutten, M., U. Arup, O. Breuss, T. L. Esslinger, A. M. Fryday, K. Knudsen, J. C. Lendemer, C. Printzen, H. T. Root, M. Schultz, J. Sheard, T. Tønsberg, and B. McCune. 2013. Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California. North American Fungi 8(11): 1-47. doi: http://dx.doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011
  5. Knudsen, K., and J. Kocourková. 2012. The Annotated Checklist of Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Channel Islands National Park. Opuscula Philolichenum 11:145-302.
  6. Lucking, R., F. Seavey, R.S. Common, S.Q. Beeching, O. Breuss, W.R. Buck, L. Crane, M. Hodges, B.P. Hodkinson, E. Lay, J.C. Lendemer, R.T. McMullin, J.A. Mercado-Díaz, M.P. Nelsen, E. Rivas Plata, W. Safranek, W.B. Sanders, H.P. Schaefer Jr., and J. Seavey. 2011. The lichens of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida: Proceedings from the 18th Tuckerman Workshop. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 49(4):127-186.
  7. Selva, S.B. 1988. The Caliciales of northern Maine. Bryologist 91: 2-17.
  8. Thomson, J.W. 1997. American Arctic Lichens. 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin. 675 pp.