Lichen  (Opegrapha paraxanthodes)

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Threats

This lichen has been lost from two sites in the UK, one in Gwent, the other in Cumbria, and from a site in County Galway in Ireland. The reasons for the decline of this species are not known, and the threats facing it have not yet been identified (3).

Conservation

Opegrapha paraxanthodes is a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. The Species Action Plan aims to maintain the current populations and to enhance them where possible.

There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan for this species is available at UK BAP.
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