Scytinium gelatinosum (With.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScytinium gelatinosum (a lichen)
GenusScytinium (a genus of lichens)
FamilyCOLLEMATACEAE (a family of jelly lichens)
OrderPELTIGERALES (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 Scytinium gelatinosum (a lichen) :
1: Scytinium gelatinosum (a lichen)
6 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on clump of moss
Image 1: Colony - close-upImage 2: Colony - in situImage 3: Colony - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Colony - section - enlargedImage 5: Cortex lobes containing Nostoc photobiont - magnifiedImage 6: Cortex - magnifiedImage 7: Cortex - magnified (2)Image 8: Cortex - magnified (3)Image 9: Cortex - magnified (4)Image 10: Cortex margin - magnifiedImage 11: Cortex - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Cortex - split showing Nostoc photobiont - magnifiedImage 13: Nostoc photobiont - magnifiedImage 14: Nostoc photobiont - magnified (2)Image 15: Terminal lobes - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Terminal lobes - microscope low magnification (2)

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

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