Lichina pygmaea (Lightf.) C. Agardh, (black lichen)

10 Feb 2013 at OSGR: SY97 in Dorset, England

Lichina pygmaea is also a member of:
Lichenes - lichens (via Lecanoromycetidae)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	on rock on shore
Found as	Fruitbody
Date	10 February 2013
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY97
Lat/Lon	50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England
Voucher	10 Feb 2013[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes:

Ascospores: eg 28µm long.

Overgrown by dark cushion-shaped colonies of Cyanobacterium (?Calothrix see 10 Feb 13[G]).

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Smith, C.W., Aptroot, A., Coppins, B.J., Fletcher, A., Gilbert, O.L., James, P.A, 2009. The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland, 1046pp, The British Lichen Society

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Lichina pygmaea (Lightf.) C. Agardh, (black lichen)

10 Feb 2013 at OSGR: SY97 in Dorset, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lichina pygmaea is also a member of:

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