Calicium carolinianum

Calicium carolinianum

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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Calicium
Species:
C. carolinianum
Binomial name
Calicium carolinianum
(Tuck.) M.Prieto & Wedin (2016)
Synonyms
  • Acolium carolinianum Tuck. (1872)
  • Cyphelium carolinianum (Tuck.) Zahlbr. (1903)
  • Thelomma carolinianum (Tuck.) Tibell (1976)

Calicium carolinianum is a species of lichen in the family Caliciaceae. It is endemic to the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States. The lichen contains norstictic acid, and has ascospores that measure 13–17 by 8–9 μm.