Trapelia coarctata
| Trapelia coarctata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Baeomycetales |
| Family: | Trapeliaceae |
| Genus: | Trapelia |
| Species: | T. coarctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Trapelia coarctata | |
Trapelia coarctata is a lichenised fungus in the family Trapeliaceae.[2]
It was first described as Lichen coarctatus in 1799 by Dawson Turner in Smith & Sowerby's, English Botany.,[2][4] and transferred to the genus Trapelia by Maurice Choisy in 1932.[2][3]
It has been found in mallee woodland dry sclerophyll forest, on soil and rocks,[5] in Western Australia, and on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.[5][6] It has a continuous grey thallus, containing gyrophoric acid, and is a first coloniser after fire.[5] It was among the first lichen species to be found on Surtsey island after its inception from the sea.[7]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Trapelia coarctata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Index Fungorum - Names Record: Trapelia coarctata". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b Werner (1932). "Lecanoraceae". Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc. 12: 160.
- ^ Sowerby, J.; Smith, J.E. (1799). "Contracted Lichen". English Botany. 8. London: Printed for the author by J. Davis: 534.
- ^ a b c Gintaras Kantvilas (2019). "An annotated catalogue of the lichens of Kangaroo Island". Swainsona. 32: 76. ISSN 2206-1649. JSTOR 27054012. Wikidata Q105719285.
- ^ "Trapelia coarctata Kantvilas, Lumbsch & Elix". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Kristinsson, Hörður (1972). "Studies on Lichen Colonization in Surtsey 1970" (PDF). Surtsey Progress Report. 6.