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Cornish Red Data (2009)

The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.

Enderleinella obsoleta



Range & Status

Widespread in the British Isles but appears rather localised in distribution.

Regional Distribution

Reported in the Victoria County History (Clark, 1906) from Falmouth. The only modern record comes from remnant old heather around the boulder fields on Carn Galver, Zennor in 2007.

Habitat & Ecology

Feeds on the microflora encrusting the branches and foliage of trees and shrubs, including dwarf shrubs such as heather.

Threats

Burning of old heather.

Conservation

Carn Galver is owned by The National Trust.

Source:

I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.

The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.