Verrucaria nigrescens Pers.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVerrucaria nigrescens (a lichen)
GenusVerrucaria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyVERRUCARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderVERRUCARIALES (an order of lichens)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Verrucaria nigrescens (a lichen) :
1: Verrucaria nigrescens (a lichen)
6 Nov 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on small limestone stone
Image 1: Thallus and margin - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Thallus and margin - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Thallus - magnifiedImage 4: Thallus - magnified (2)Image 5: Thallus margin - magnifiedImage 6: Thallus with embedded perithecia - magnifiedImage 7: Asci - magnifiedImage 8: Photobiont - magnifiedImage 9: Photobiont - magnified (2)Image 10: Thallus - section - magnified
2: Verrucaria nigrescens (a lichen)
17 May 1978 OSGR: SE18 54° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North-west Yorks (VC 65) England
On stone bridge
Image 1: ThallusImage 2: Thallus - magnified

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

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