Lichens of North Carolina
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Dermiscellum oulocheilum (Tuck.) Lendemer - Catawba River Spotted Lichen



Image by Gary Perlmutter

Image by Gary Perlmutter

Image by Gary Perlmutter
Taxonomy
Family: CaliciaceaeSynonym: Dermiscellum oulocheila                                                                                 
Comments: Type specimen as Opegrapha oulocheila, from Forsyth County: Winston-Salem (as Salem) in Tuckerman (1866).
Identification
Online Photographs: Lichen Portal   GBIF-Global Distribution
Technical Description: Tuckerman, E. (1866) Lichens of California, Oregon and the Rocky Mountains, so far as yet known. 35 pp.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Found on exposed, intermittently submerged rocks in Piedmont rocky rivers.
See also Habitat Account for Piedmont and Low Mountain Riverscours
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: W7
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: S1 GNR
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Photo Gallery for Dermiscellum oulocheilum - Catawba River Spotted Lichen

Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter & Scott LaGreca
Alamance Co.
Comment: Image by Gary Perlmutter
Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter & Scott LaGreca
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Perlmutter & Scott LaGreca
Alamance Co.
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Recorded by: Mike Papay
Chatham Co.
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