| Lecidea laboriosa | |
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| Lecidea laboriosa on granite | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecideales |
| Family: | Lecideaceae |
| Genus: | Lecidea |
| Species: | L. laboriosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecidea laboriosa | |
Lecidea laboriosa is a species of lichen that grows inside solid rock (endolithic), with only the small black disc-like fruiting bodies (apothecia) visible above the rock surface.[2]: 301 [3] Unlike other members of the genus Lecidea, the apothecia are not lecideine in that they either lack black margins (exciples) or have gray vertically striated margins.[2]: 301 It grows all over the world in all climates.[3] It might be the most common endolithic lichen in California.[2]: 301
It is similar in appearance to Catillaria lenticularis, Polyspora simplex, and Sarcogyne clavus.[2]: 301
It is negative to lichen spot tests, K−, P−, C−.[2]: 301 [3]
See also
References
- ↑ Müller J. (1874). "Lichenologische Beiträge. I" [Lichenological contributions. I]. Flora oder Allgemeine botanische Zeitung. Abt. A, Physiologie und Biochemie [Flora or General Botanical Newspaper. Dept. A, Physiology and Biochemistry] (in German). 57: 185–92 (see p. 187).
- 1 2 3 4 5 Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
- 1 2 3 Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 2, Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bugartz, F., (eds.) 2001,
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