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Verrucaria Oulankaensis
''Verrucaria oulankaensis'' is a rare species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in north-eastern Finland, where it occurs on calcareous rocks on river shores. Taxonomy The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2017 by Juha Pykälä and Leena Myllys. The type specimen was collected by the first author along the shore of the Oulankajoki river in Oulanka National Park (Koillismaa); there, at an altitude of , it was found growing on a dolomite rock outcrop jutting out from a southwest-facing rock wall. The species epithet ''oulankaensis'' refers to the predominance of collections from the Oulanka area, which the authors call "one of the lichenologically most important areas in Finland". The type specimen is kept in the collections of the mycological herbaria of the Botanical Museum of the Finnish Museum of Natural History. Description The colour of the crust-like thallus ''Verrucaria oulankaensis'' ranges from p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxicolous Lichen
A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone". Characteristics Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, given the absence of external disturbances. The importance of the mineral composition of the rock substrate, as well as the elemental geochemistry Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the e ... is also important to the distribution of saxicolous lichens, but the relationship between the substrate influence on lichens, either chemical or textural, is still obscure. Communities of saxicolous lichens are often species-rich in terms of number. References Lichenology {{lichen-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prothallus
A prothallus, or prothallium, (from Latin ''pro'' = forwards and Greek ''θαλλος'' (''thallos'') = twig) is usually the gametophyte stage in the life of a fern or other pteridophyte. Occasionally the term is also used to describe the young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss as well. In lichens it refers to the region of the thallus that is free of algae. The prothallus develops from a germinating spore. It is a short-lived and inconspicuous heart-shaped structure typically 2–5 millimeters wide, with a number of rhizoids (root-like hairs) growing underneath, and the sex organs: archegonium (female) and antheridium (male). Appearance varies quite a lot between species. Some are green and conduct photosynthesis while others are colorless and nourish themselves underground as saprotrophs. Alternation of generations Spore-bearing plants, like all plants, go through a life-cycle of alternation of generations. The fully grown sporophyte, what is commonly referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichen Species
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms . University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not s. They may have tiny, leafless branches (); flat leaf-like structures ( |
Verrucaria
''Verrucaria'' is a genus of lichenized (lichen-forming) fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Heinrich Adolph Schrader in 1794, with '' Verrucaria rupestris'' assigned as the type species. In his brief diagnosis of the genus, Schrader mentioned the more or less spherical (''subglobose''), closed ascomata, and the crustose thallus. The genus name is derived from the Latin word ''verruca'' (meaning "wart") and the suffix ''-aria'' (meaning "belonging to" or "possession"). Ecology As of 2015, there were 16 ''Verrucaria'' species classified as marine species: '' V. adguttata'', '' V. allantoidea'', '' V. ceuthocarpa'', '' V. corallensi'', '' V. ditmarsica'', '' V. erichsenii'', '' V. halizoa'', '' V. halochlora'', '' V. microsporoides'', '' V. paulula'', '' V. psychrophila'', '' V. sandstedei'', '' V. serpuloides'', '' V. sessilis'', '' V. subdiscreta'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Verrucaria Species
'' Verrucaria'' is a large genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. , ''Species Fungorum'' (in the Catalog of Life) accepts 149 species in the genus. Historically, many more taxa than this have been placed in genus ''Verrucaria'' at some time in their taxonomic history. For example, the nomenclatural authority Index Fungorum has 4127 taxa with the genus name ''Verrucaria'', including species, varieties, and forms. A *'' Verrucaria acrotella'' *'' Verrucaria adguttata'' *'' Verrucaria aethiobola'' *'' Verrucaria aethioboliza'' *'' Verrucaria ahlesiana'' *'' Verrucaria ahtii'' – Finland, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland *'' Verrucaria alborimosa'' – Australia *'' Verrucaria allantoidea'' – Japan *'' Verrucaria alpigena'' *'' Verrucaria andesiatica'' *'' Verrucaria antepotens'' – Nepal *'' Verrucaria anziana'' *'' Verrucaria aquatilis'' *'' Verrucaria aranensis'' *'' Verrucaria aspecta'' *'' Verrucaria aucklandica'' *'' Verrucaria australiensis'' – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peltigera Retifoveata
''Peltigera retifoveata'' is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Scandinavia, western Eurasia and western North America, where it grows on the ground and amongst mosses. Taxonomy Because of its thallus surface texure, ''Peltigera retifoveata'' is a member of the species complex centred around '' Peltigera canina''. It was formally described as a new species in 1985 by the Finnish lichenologist Orvo Vitikainen. The type specimen was collected by Vitikainen from Juuma (Kuusamo, Finland) at an elevation of , where it was found growing on the ground among mosses. One vernacular name used in North America is "sponge pelt". Description The thallus of ''P. retifoveata'' grows up to about in diameter, comprising individual that are about long and wide. The thallus surface is thickly tomentose near the margins, but becomes smoother ( near the centre. The thallus underside features thick, pale, tomentose veins, with white and pit-like i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
