Kauaʻi record · KCA-FUNGI-000024
Gold-dust lichen
Chrysothrix candelaris
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About Gold-dust lichen
Gold-dust lichen is a Hawaiian checklist record retained for Kauaʻi review. Role: Lichen symbiosis involving fungal partner plus photobiont; ecological role includes substrate colonization and microhabitat indication. Associated habitat or substrate: Bark, rock, soil, canopy, exposed ridge, wet forest or coastal substrate depending on species.
Kauaʻi evidence
ABRS Hawaiian Islands lichen checklist includes this taxon.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Chrysothrix candelaris
- Common names
- Gold-dust lichen
- Family
- Chrysotrichaceae
- Order
- Arthoniales
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Hawaiian Islands lichen checklist; Kauaʻi-specific confirmation to be tied to voucher/local source
- Origin
- Hawaiian Islands lichen checklist
- Conservation status
- Under-documented fungal biodiversity
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence strength is explicit; statewide/Hawaiian checklist evidence is not treated as a precise Kauaʻi site record.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Bark, rock, soil, canopy, exposed ridge, wet forest or coastal substrate depending on species
- Ecological role
- Lichen symbiosis involving fungal partner plus photobiont; ecological role includes substrate colonization and microhabitat indication
- Food and resource needs
- Lichen symbiosis involving fungal partner plus photobiont; ecological role includes substrate colonization and microhabitat indication
- Reproduction
- Spore production or clonal/mycelial growth; source-specific details vary
- Shelter
- Rock, bark, soil or living vegetation substrate
- Substrate
- Rock, bark, soil or living vegetation substrate
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Not assessed
- Conservation actions
- Retain observations with provenance; protect sensitive sites; support specialist review; apply disease hygiene and management protocols when relevant
- Monitoring
- Record substrate, host, microhabitat, date, rainfall/moisture, visible morphology, photos, specimen/voucher status, DNA status, and attendant biota
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi voucher status, precise taxonomic confirmation, microhabitat, host/substrate specificity, abundance, and seasonal pattern need expansion.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Often moisture- and substrate-dependent; Kauaʻi timing requires repeated observation
- Seasonal description
- Gold-dust lichen is a Hawaiian checklist record retained for Kauaʻi review. Role: Lichen symbiosis involving fungal partner plus photobiont; ecological role includes substrate colonization and microhabitat indication. Associated habitat or substrate: Bark, rock, soil, canopy, exposed ridge, wet forest or coastal substrate depending on species.