Cladonia mitis

Cladonia mitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. mitis
Binomial name
Cladonia mitis
Sandst. (1918)
Synonyms
  • Cladina arbuscula subsp. mitis (Sandst.) Burgaz (1994)
  • Cladina mitis (Sandst.) Mong. (1938)
  • Cladonia arbuscula subsp. mitis (Sandst.) Ruoss (1987)
  • Cladonia arbuscula subsp. stictica Ruoss (1989)
  • Cladonia arbuscula var. mitis (Sandst.) Sipman
  • Cladonia sylvatica var. mitis (Sandst.) Kušan (1932)

Cladonia mitis is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 1918 by German lichenologist Heinrich Sandstede. It has previously been classified in genus Cladina before molecular phylogenetic studies showed this to be a part of Cladonia. Cladonia mitis is morphologically quite similar to Cladonia arbuscula, and some authors have considered it to be a variety or subspecies of the latter. They differ mainly in the production of secondary compounds: Cladonia mitis produces chemicals in the rangiformic acid complex, which C. arbuscula does not.

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References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Cladonia mitis Sandst., Sandstede: Clad. Exs.: no. 55 (1918)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Stenroosa, Soili; Hyvönen, Jaakko; Myllysa, Leena; Thell, Arne; Ahtid, Teuvo (2002). "Phylogeny of the genus Cladonia s.lat. (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycetes) inferred from molecular, morphological, and chemical data". Cladistics. 18 (3): 237–278. doi:10.1006/clad.2002.0202.
  3. ↑ Ruoss, E. (1987). "Species differentiation in a group of reindeer lichens (Cladonia subg. Cladina)". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 25: 197–206.
  4. ↑ Myllys, Leena; Stenroos, Soili; Thell, Arne; Ahti, Teuvo (2003). "Phylogeny of bipolar Cladonia arbuscula and Cladonia mitis (Lecanorales, Euascomycetes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 27: 58–69. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00398-6.