Pseudocyphellaria crocata

Pseudocyphellaria crocata is a species of lichen in the family Peltigeraceae of the ascomycetes.

Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Pseudocyphellaria crocata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Peltigeraceae
Genus:	Pseudocyphellaria
Species:	P. crocata
Binomial name
Pseudocyphellaria crocata (L.) Vain. (1898)
Synonyms
Lichen crocatus L. (1771)

Its predators include the land snail Notodiscus hookeri.^[1]

In Iceland, it has been found in only two locations and is classified as critically endangered (CR).^[2]

References

1. Gadea, A., Le Pogam, P., Biver, G., Boustie, J., Le Lamer, A. C., Le Dévéhat, F., & Charrier, M. (2017). "Which Specialized Metabolites Does the Native Subantarctic Gastropod Notodiscus hookeri Extract from the Consumption of the Lichens Usnea taylorii and Pseudocyphellaria crocata?". Molecules 22(3): 425. doi:10.3390/molecules22030425
2. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.