Acarospora cervina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Acarosporales |
| Family: | Acarosporaceae |
| Genus: | Acarospora |
| Species: | A. cervina
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| Binomial name | |
| Acarospora cervina A.Massal
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Acarospora cervina is a species of lichen in the Acarosporaceae family that may be referred to as reindeer lichen. It is sometimes considered Acarospora glaucocarpa var. cervina.[1]
Description
Acarospora cervina has a thallus with many rounded areoles (3 mm diameter) of a green-grey to dark brown colour. The areoles create a rather thick lobulated crust, and therefore the surface is smooth or slightly roughened, matt, and partly to completely blue-grey hairy. The ascus contains more than 100 spores. The photobiont layer is irregular and uneven.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It grows on natural limestone at low elevations, but may occur on calcareous soil. It is a calciphyte found frequently in the Czech Republic, although it also occurs in Asia, south parts of Australia, Europe and North Africa, as well as Greenland.[1][3] It is listed on the North American checklist, but there is no evidence of it being found there, and may have been mistaken for Sarcogyne canadensis.[4] It covers areas of up to 10 cm.
References
- ^ a b Acarospora cervina | Dalib.cz, dalib.cz. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Acarospora cervina, fungi.myspecies.info
- ^ Taxon Profile of Acarospora cervina (Ach.) A.Massal. | Florabase, florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au
- ^ Knudsen, Kerry; Kocourková, Jana (2020). "Lichenological Notes 7: On taxa of Acarospora and Sarcogyne". Opuscula Philolichenum. 19: 158–162. doi:10.5962/p.386190.