Protoblastenia rupestris (Scop.) J. Steiner
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProtoblastenia rupestris (a lichen)
GenusProtoblastenia (a genus of lichens)
FamilyPSORACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Protoblastenia rupestris (a lichen) :
1: Protoblastenia rupestris (a lichen)
6 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on small limestone stone lying flat on ground
Image 1: Apothecia + KOH - magnifiedImage 2: Apothecia and thallus margin - moist - highly enlargedImage 3: Apothecia - dry - magnifiedImage 4: Apothecia - moist - enlargedImage 5: Apothecia - moist - highly enlargedImage 6: Apothecia - moist - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Apothecia - moist - magnifiedImage 8: Apothecia - moist - magnified (2)Image 9: Apothecia - moist - magnified (3)Image 10: Thallus and apothecia - moist - enlargedImage 11: Asci - magnifiedImage 12: Asci - magnified (2)Image 13: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 14: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Encrusted hymenial elements - highly magnifiedImage 16: Hymenial squash - colour change in KOH - microscope low magnification
2: Protoblastenia rupestris (a lichen)
28 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on wall
Image 1: Thallus - enlarged

Protoblastenia rupestris (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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