Species Detail - Tar Lichen (Hydropunctaria maura) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Lichens of Rocky Seashores".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Hydropunctaria maura
Tar Lichen
NHMSYS0020990286
RecommendedWell-formed
Verrucaria maura Wahlenb., Verrucaria maura , Verrucaria maura Wahlenberg, 1803, Verrucaria maura var. aractina sensu auct. brit. , Verrucaria maurer Wahlenberg, 1803, Verrucaria pseudomemnonia Zschacke, Verrucaria pseudomemnonia Zsch., Verrucaria scotina non auct. brit. Wedd, Verrucaria scotina non auct. brit. Wedd., Verrucaria zschackeana Erichsen
N/A
hymau
(Wahlenb.) C. Keller, Gueidan & Thüs
Lichen
Species
17
16
10
23/09/2006
05/10/2009
1 January (recorded in 1985)
8 November (recorded in 2008)
Biology.ie, Lichens of Rocky Seashores, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Tar Lichen (Hydropunctaria maura), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/97/Species/279158>