Biology:Physcia occidentalis
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Short description: Species of lichen
Physcia occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 blastidia".[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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physcia occidentalis.
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