Cladonia pocillum is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[1] Swedish botanist Erik Acharius first formally described the species in 1803 as Baeomyces pocillum, but Olivier Jules Richard transferred it to the genus Cladonia in 1877.[2]

Cladonia pocillum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. pocillum
Binomial name
Cladonia pocillum
(Ach.) O.J.Rich. (1877)
Synonyms
  • Baeomyces pocillum Ach.
  • Cladonia pocillum (Ach.) Grognot
  • Cladonia pyxidata subsp. pocillum (Ach.) Fink
  • Cladonia pyxidata subsp. pocillum (Ach.) Å.E.Dahl
  • Cladonia pyxidata var. pocillum (Ach.) Flot.
  • Cladonia pyxidata var. pocillum (Ach.) Fr.
  • Cladonia pyxidata var. pocillum (Ach.) Schaer.

Ecology

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Cladonia pocillum is host to numerous species of lichenicolous fungi. These include:[3]

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • "Cladonia pocillum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  • "Current name: Cladonia pocillum". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  • Zhurbenko, Mikhail P.; Alstrup, Vagn (2004). "Lichenicolous fungi on Cladonia mainly from the Arctic" (PDF). Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses. 34 (1): 477–499.