Biology:Collema coccophorum

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Short description: Species of fungus

Collema coccophorum
Collema coccophorum - Mushroom Observer.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Collemataceae
Genus: Collema
Species:
C. coccophorum
Binomial name
Collema coccophorum
Tuck. (1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Collema atrum F.Wilson (1891)
  • Collema congestum F.Wilson (1891)
  • Synechoblastus congesta (F.Wilson) F.Wilson (1893)
  • Synechoblastus coccophorus (Tuck.) Fink (1909)

Collema coccophorum is a cyanolichen also known as soil pulp lichen or jelly lichen. It can be found in many areas of the world, including North America, Eastern Europe and Norway, Australia, and South America. It has also been recorded in Antarctica.[2]

References

  • "The lichen genus Collema in Europe: morphology, taxonomy, ecology" G Degelius - Symb. Bot. Upsal, 1954
  • "The lichen genus Collema with special reference to the extra-European species" G Degelius - 1974 - Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala

Wikidata ☰ Q5147026 entry