Delicate Arctic Lichen (Arctomia delicatula) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Macrolichens

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Common Names

English common name:

Delicate Arctic Lichen

In English, species in the family Arctomiaceae are named "Arctic Lichen".

French common name:

Arctomie délicate

In French, species in the family Arctomiaceae are named "Arctomie" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010	Delicate Arctomia Lichen	Arctomie délicate
2015
2020	Delicate Arctic Lichen	Arctomie délicate

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

FUNGI

Subkingdom

DIKARYA

Phylum

Ascomycota

Subphylum

Pezizomycotina

Class

Lecanoromycetes

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Arctomia delicatula	Arctomiaceae	Ostropales
2015	Arctomia delicatula	Arctomiaceae	Ostropales
2020	Arctomia delicatula	Arctomiaceae	Arctomiales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2020	Apparently Secure	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Unrankable - NU
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Imperiled - S1S3
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

Northwest Territories
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nunavut
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

British Columbia
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Alberta
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2010	Not Present
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

New Brunswick
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Unranked - SNR

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present