Cladonia deformis

Cladonia deformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. deformis
Binomial name
Cladonia deformis
(L.) Hoffm. (1796)

Cladonia deformis, also known as the lesser sulphur cup or the lesser sulphur cup lichen,[1] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.[2] This lichen was first described as Lichen deformis by Carl Linnaeus in 1753,[3][4] and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1796 by Georg Franz Hoffmann.[3][5]

As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).[6]

  1. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ "Lesser Sulphur-cup Lichen (Fungi, Lichens & Mosses of Glacier National Park) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. ^ a b "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference linn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Hoffman, G.F. (1796). "Cryptogamia scutellata". Deutschlands Flora Oder Botanisches Taschenbuch: 120.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference NÍ1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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