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Acarospora bullata
Acarospora bullata, commonly known as cracked lichen, is a species of lichen in the Acarosporaceae family. The British Lichen Society wrote in 2010 that Acarospora bullata, when seen in North America, has been described as conspecific to Acarospora rugulosa. This species is also known to be conspecific with Acarospora subcastenae and Acarospora mendozana.
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Range & habitat
While originally known to be seen in Europe and Asia, A. bullata has been spotted growing in North America around southeastern Ontario, Canada in 2019. This species prefers to grow on cliffsides, where it is protected from the elements and shielded from potential fire. This also allows for this lichen to grow in many countries around the world. In Siberia, Rhizocarpon norvegicum has been observed to have a parasitic relationship with A. bullata. This species of Rhizocarpon was studied growing on A. bullata in 2017. A. Bullata can also be found in the Hemis National Park in Ladakh. DNA Sequencing was also done on A. Bullata in Germany with reference number NHM07, displaying an ITS rDNA of DQ374126, mt SSU rDNA of DQ374102, and β-tubulin DNA of EU870744.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 212235.