440 observations
Lichina pygmaea
Lichina pygmaea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lichinomycetes ›Order: Lichinales ›Family: Lichinaceae ›Genus: Lichina
About
Lichina pygmaea is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Lichinaceae. This cyanolichen forms small, dark brown-black shrubby tufts up to about 1 cm tall, with flattened, with flattened, hand-like branching that becomes soft and jelly-like when wet. The species grows on rocky shores in the intertidal zone, especially on steep or vertical surfaces exposed to regular tidal washing, and is common on exposed Atlantic coastlines from western and north-western Europe to north-western Africa. In Britain...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Lichina pygmaea is Lichina pygmaea.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the class Lichinomycetes.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the order Lichinales.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the family Lichinaceae.
- Lichina pygmaea belongs to the genus Lichina.