Rhizocarpon
Genus of lichens in the family Rhizocarpaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhizocarpon is a genus of crustose, saxicolous (or sometimes lichenicolous), lecideoid lichens in the family Rhizocarpaceae. The genus is common in arctic-alpine environments, but also occurs throughout temperate, subtropical, and even tropical regions. They are commonly known as map lichens because of the prothallus forming border-like bands between colonies in some species, like the common map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum).
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Rhizocarpon geographicum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Rhizocarpales |
Family: | Rhizocarpaceae |
Genus: | Rhizocarpon Ramond ex DC. (1805) |
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Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. (1805) | |
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