Coral lichen

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About

Pulchrocladia retipora, commonly known as the coral lichen, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found predominantly in Australasia, its habitats range from the Australian Capital Territory to New Zealand's North and South Islands, and even the Pacific region of New Caledonia, where it grows in coastal and alpine heathlands. The lichen features coral-like branches and subbranches with numerous intricate, netlike perforations. It is known by multiple names, with some sources referring to it by its synonym Cladia retipora, or the common name lace lichen. The lichen was first scientifically collected by the French biologist Jacques Labillardière on board Bruni d'Entrecasteaux's 1792 expedition. Labillardière erroneously classified it as an alga rather than a lichen. Pulchrocladia retipora holds the distinction of being the first Australian lichen to be scientifically documented. It is now the type species of the genus Pulchrocladia. This genus was established in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Cladoniaceae.

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