LichensThis species is known by its green, thin, smooth, glossy thallus, immersed lirellae ascomata, 4- septate ascospores 18–20 × 8–10 µm (Lucking & Rivas Plata, 2008, Archer, 2009).
Synonymy:
Graphis dumastii (Fée) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 4(1): 254 (1827)
Graphis glauca Müll.Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 58 (1893); Fissurina glauca (Müll.Arg.) Staiger, Biblioth. Lichenol. 85: 159 (2002).
This is species is known in 30 countries, with 214 records in GBIF database. Also, this species occurs in Pantropical areas. In Brazil, this species records are related to Atlantic Rainforest and Amazon Rainforest. Due to all the previous information this species might be considered as Least Concern (LC) until a better understanding.
This is species is known in 30 countries. In Brazil, 65 occurrences to this species are known, located in South, Southeast, Midwest, North, and Northeast of Brazil according to GBIF database.
There are 214 records in GBIF database, distributed in Brazil (65 records), Costa Rica (25 records), Papua New Guinea (23 records), and the other occurrences are distributed in small percentages.
Population Trend:
This species is well distributed in Pantropical areas. In Brazil, this species can be found at the Atlantic Rainforest in Northeast, Midwest, South, and Southeast of Brazil, and at the Amazon Rainforest in North of Brazil.
In Brazil, this species commonly founded in Atlantic and Amazon Rainforest that are biomes that still suffer anthropic actions in special wildfire, natural and criminal caused, and area suppression.
In Brazil, the records are related to preserved areas, but unfortunately, those spaces still being affected by negatives influences. So, formal education to the population that lives near those areas and the park managers can start to change the situation.
Actions that are orientated to taxonomy and exploration to new sites need to be stimulated until a better understanding of this species status.
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