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

Ramalina fastigiata
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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)

Taxonomy

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The lichen was first formally described in 1794 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon as Lichen fastigiatus.[1] Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Ramalina in his 1810 publication Lichenographia universalis.[2]

Research

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Ramalina fastigiata is sensitive to air pollution and has been used in several studies as a biomonitor of atmospheric pollution.[3][4][5]

References

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  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.