Universal Whiteworm Lichen

Thamnolia vermicularis

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Universal Whiteworm Lichen
Scientific Name: 
Thamnolia vermicularis
Naming References: 
B010
B121
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lichen
Kingdom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Class: 
Lecanoromycetes
Order: 
Pertusariales
Family: 
Icmadophilaceae
References: 
B013
Habitat
on many types of tundras, from bare open gravel to moist mossy thickets, on heath, rocks, mainly in alpine or arctic sites but also on windswept slopes close to sea level on northwest coast
References: 
B010
B121
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Cordillera, Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic, Taiga Cordillera, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B010

Distribution

0.132; 80% in B121
Score: 
G
References: 
B010
B121

Number of Occurrences

12(B010) + 34 as Thamnolia subuliformis (B010) + 2 on Banks as T. subuliformis (A136) Sensu lato: Thomson, Scotter & Ahti, 1969 (Great Slave Lake study): 3 (R196); Localities given in Ahti et al. 1973 (Lichens of the Reindeer Preserve, Northwest Territories, Canada, The Bryologist 76: 48-76): 5 (R196); Thomson 1984 maps: 53 (R196)
Score: 
CE
References: 
B010
A136
R196

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
-
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
; Reviewed by Janet Marsh in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
March 16, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return

Habitat

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return

Naming

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Gould, W.A. (1994) Macrolichens of the Coppermine, Hood, and Thomsen Rivers, Northwest Territories, Canada. The Bryologist 97(1):42-46 copy in binder - A136 Return
  • Goward, T. and Bjork, C. (2010) Macrolichens of the Northwest Territories: current status and future research. Unpublished report to the GNWT 15 pp plus app. Printed in binder - R196 Return

Range Extent

  • Thomson JW (1984) American Arctic Lichens. Columnia University Press RWED Library Call #QK597.T5 - B010 Return
  • Brodo, I. M., Sharnoff, S. D, and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Lichens of North America. Yale University RWED Library - B121 Return

Taxonomy

  • Hale ME (1979) How to Know the Lichens. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers 2nd Edition RWED Library Call #QK583.H3 - B013 Return