Biology:Stereocaulon alpinum

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Short description: Species of fungus

Stereocaulon alpinum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Species:
S. alpinum
Binomial name
Stereocaulon alpinum
Laurer
Synonyms
  • Stereocaulon tomentosum var. alpinum (Laurer) Th. Fr.
  • (Laurer) Mudd Stereocaulon paschale var. alpinum

Stereocaulon alpinum is a species of fungus belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[1] It is similar to Stereocaulon paschale but differs from it in containing cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc while S. paschale contains cyanobacteria of the genus Stigonema, which have a darker colour than Nostoc.[2]

References

  1. "Stereocaulon alpinum Laurer". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/52DQV. 
  2. Flóra Íslands [Flora of Iceland] (no year). Dílbreyskja - Stereocaulon paschale (in Icelandic). Retrieved on April 14th 2021.

Wikidata ☰ Q10496059 entry