shield lichen

Parmelia sulcata

Summary 2

Net-marked parmelia (Parmelia sulcata), or shield lichen, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is very tolerant of pollution and has a cosmopolitan distribution, making it one of the most common lichens. It harbours a unicellular Trebouxia green algal symbiont.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Kristian Peters, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/26213090@N05/2478833078
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmelia_sulcata

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