Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen vs

Collema pulcellum compared with Collema furfuraceum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen is Not Evaluated while is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order same	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family same	Collemataceae	Collemataceae
Genus same	Collema	Collema
Species	Collema pulcellum	Collema furfuraceum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Collema.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen

The Beautiful Blistered Jelly Lichen (Collema pulcellum) is a species in the genus Collema. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

<em>Collema furfuraceum</em> is a species belonging to the genus <em>Collema</em>, a group of cyanolichens that form symbiotic associations between fungi and cyanobacteria. This species is classified as Extinct, representing one of the more severe conservation outcomes for organisms in its taxonomic group. Historical records indicate its presence across several European nations, including Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, suggesting it once occupied a reasonably broad range within the continent. The habitats it occupied were consistent with those favored by cyanolichens, typically moist, shaded substrates such as bark, rock faces, or soil in areas with high humidity and low disturbance. Dietary ecology, as applicable to a lichen, involves photosynthetic and nitrogen-fixing activity carried out by its cyanobacterial partner rather than active foraging. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. The extinction of <em>Collema furfuraceum</em> underscores the vulnerability of lichen-forming organisms to habitat degradation, changes in air quality, and loss of old-growth forest environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway