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Fissurina Indica
''Fissurina indica'' is a species of corticolous lichen, corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in India, it was species description, formally described as a new species in 2012 by Bharati Sharma, Pradnya Khadilkar, and Urmila Makhija. The type (biology), type specimen was collected from Wynad forest (Kerala). The thallus of this lichen is greenish and glossy, with a cracked and texture, and is delimited by a black region at its periphery. The small (0.2–0.4 mm long) are present all over the thallus and have acute ends, a ''dumastii''-type structure, and are the same colour as the thallus. The are hyaline, , , and measure 32–42 by 12–20 micrometre, μm with an indistinct halo. No lichen products were detected in collected specimens. References Fissurina, indica Lichen species Lichens described in 2012 Lichens of India {{Ostropales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corticolous Lichen
A corticolous lichen is a lichen that grows on bark.Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (a-f), Alan Silverside/ref> This is contrasted with lignicolous lichen, which grows on wood that has had the bark stripped from it,Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (g-o), Alan Silverside/ref> and saxicolous lichen, which grows on rock.Alan Silverside's Lichen Glossary (p-z), Alan Silverside/ref> Examples of corticolous lichens include the crustose lichen ''Graphis plumierae'', foliose lichen ''Melanohalea subolivacea'' and the fruticose ''Bryoria fuscescens ''Bryoria fuscescens'' is a species of lichen of the family Parmeliaceae. As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, where it grows as an epiphyte on downy birch stems and branches, it is classified ...''.Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands celandic Institute of Natural History(1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur.' (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands. References Lichenolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |