118 observationsCritically Endangered
Lobothallia alphoplaca
Lobothallia alphoplaca
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Pertusariales ›Family: Megasporaceae ›Genus: Lobothallia
About
Lobothallia alphoplaca (variable sunken disk lichen) is a creamy gray to brown,:307 placoidioid areolate lichen that grows on rock in on rock and sometimes moss. It prefers growing on siliceous rocks. It is found in Europe, central Asia, and North America, where it grows in the southwestern deserts to central California. The center has numerous crowded and deformed apothecia with rims of thallus-like tissue (lecanorine). With dark reddish or grayish brown to black discs. Lichen spot...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Lobothallia alphoplaca is Lobothallia alphoplaca.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the order Pertusariales.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the family Megasporaceae.
- Lobothallia alphoplaca belongs to the genus Lobothallia.