Biology:Physcia occidentalis
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Short description: Species of lichen
| Physcia occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Physciaceae |
| Genus: | Physcia |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Physcia occidentalis Essl. & McCune (2020)
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Physcia occidentalis is an obligately saxicolous lichenized fungus[1] in the family Physciaceae that reproduces through the process of fragmentation, "primarily through the production of largely terminal [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]]".[1] It occurs in a multitude of locations, all the way from British Columbia to California , but has also been seen in Colorado, primarily in forest environments. It is very similar to Physcia rhizinata and they have been confused for each other before.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Esslinger, Theodore L.; Leavitt, Steven D.; McCune, Bruce (28 May 2020). "Two closely related but morphologically disparate new species of Physcia from western North America". The Bryologist 123 (2): 204–214. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.2.204.
Wikidata ☰ Q108219234 entry
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