Peltigera islandica is a cyanolichen indigenous to Iceland.[2] Only recently discovered in 2016, it is likely that specimens currently labelled as P. membranaceae or P. neorufescens could in fact be P. islandica. This species is currently known in only Iceland and Canada.[2][3]
| Peltigera islandica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Peltigera |
| Species: | P. islandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltigera islandica T.Goward & S.S.Manoharan-Basil (2016)[1]
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Description edit
Peltigera islandica is a foliose lichen with an emerald to khaki green thallus.[2] Apothecia are not seen, and the lichen is characterized by the down-turned and skinny lobes.[2] The specimens seen thus far have been isolated from bare or previously disturbed soils, near driveways or trails.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e Manoharan-Basil, Sheeba S.; Miadlikowska, Jolanta; Goward, Trevor; Andrésson, Ólafur S.; Miao, Vivian P. W. (September 2016). "Peltigera islandica, a new cyanolichen species in section Peltigera ('P. canina group')". The Lichenologist. 48 (5): 451–467. doi:10.1017/S0024282916000414. ISSN 0024-2829. S2CID 88595725.
- ^ "CNALH - Google Map". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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