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Cladonia confusa f. confusa R. Sant.

liquen del reno, Reindeer lichen

Cladonia confusa f. confusa (R. Sant.) Follmann & Ahti, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Photo: Adriano Spielmann, CDF, 2012.
Cladonia confusa f. confusa (R. Sant.) Follmann & Ahti, Isabela Island, Galapagos. Photo: Adriano Spielmann, CDF, 2012.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Lecanorales

Family
Cladoniaceae

Genus
Cladonia

Species
confusa

Subspecies
f. confusa

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Cladonia galapagosensis Ahti, fide Ahti (2000), Cladina confusa f. confusa

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Known from Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón, San Cristobal Santa Cruz, and Santiago Island.

References

  • Ahti, T. (2000) Cladoniaceae. Flora Neotropica Monograph 78, 362 pp., The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
  • Yánez-Ayabaca, A. Ahti, T., Bungartz, F. (2013) The Family Cladoniaceae (Lecanorales) in the Galapagos Islands Phytotaxa 129 (1): 1–33

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cladonia confusa f. confusa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2528. Accessed 3 May 2026.