Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation

Taxonomy

Common Name: GREEN SPECKLEBELLY LICHEN

Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA

SubPhylum: PEZIZOMYCOTIN

Class: LECANOROMYCETES

Order: LECANORALES

SubOrder: PELTIGERINEAE

Family: LOBARIACEAE

Genus: PSEUDOCYPHELLARIA

Species: AURATA

Taxonomic Authority: (ACH.) VAIN.

Taxonomy References: 001

Status

INDICATOR
STATE RANK S1
GLOBAL RANK G3G5

Status References: 002

Habitat Summary

"On shaded trunks of trees at low elevations *005*."

Primary Habitat: ""

References: 005

Distribution

General Occurrence in State:

""

County Occurance

County Occurence
Known Likely Unknown Not Likely Historic Extirpated
OREGON DUNKLIN

References for distribution: 003

Distribution by Watersheds

Little R.
Eleven Point R.

Comments: ""

Distribution by Ecoregions

Comments: ""

Distribution by Potential Natural Vegetation

Oak-Hickory-Pine Forest
Southern Floodplain Forest

Distribution by Natural Divisions of Missouri

Ozark
Ozark: Lower Ozark
Mississippi Lowlands
Mississippi Lowlands: Lowlands

Habitat Associations

Species is associated with "Terrestrial" habitats.

National Wetlands Inventory Association:

Aquatic Associations:

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Habitat Types:

See Comments

References for Habitat Types: 005

Terrestrial Natural Communities:

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Food Habits

Trophic Level:

""

Larval Food Habits

Comments for larval food habits:
""

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Juvenile Food Habits

Comments for Juvenile Food Habits:
""

References Juvenile Food Habits

Adult Food Habits

Comments for Adult Food Habits:
""

References Adult Food Habits

Niche Requirements

Egg Niche Requirements

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Feeding Larvae Niche Requirements

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Resting Larvae Niche Requirements

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Feeding Juvenile Niche Requirements

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Resting Juvenile Niche Requirements

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Breeding Adult Niche Requirements

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Feeding Adult Niche Requirements

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Resting Adult Niche Requirements

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Niche Requirement Summary

Life History Information

Reproduction (plants):fragmentation
Life form:lichen
Origin in state: native
Closely associated plant or animal species specified in comments(003)

References for life history: 003 , 004

Management

Beneficial Management Practices:

Water - develop/maintain wetlands

Beneficial Management References: 005

Adverse Managment Practices:

Adverse Management References:

Comments on Management:
Vulnerable to local extirpation through anthropogenic disturbance such as logging, urbanization, air pollution, hydrological changes, overgrazing by wildlife, and fire supression *005*.

References for Management Comments: 005

References

Reference Code Citation
001 Natureserve: An Online Encyclopedia Of Life [Web Application]. 2000. Version 1.0. Arlington (Va): Association For Biodiversity Information. Available: Http://Www.Natureserve.Org/ (Accessed: November 13, 2003).
002 Missouri Natural Heritage Program. 2004. Missouri Species and Communities of Conservation Concern Checklist. Missouri Department Of Conservation. Jefferson City, Missouri. 47 Pp.
003 Unpb Missouri Department Of Conservation Heritage Database. P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. 573-751-4115.
004 Tschermak-Woess, E. 1984. On the large distribution of lichenized taxa of Dictyochloropsis and the taxonomic position of Myrmecia reticulata (Chlorophyta). Plant Systematics and Evolution 147: 299-322.
005 Brodo, I.M., S.D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press: New Haven and London. 795pp.