Collema
| Collema | |
|---|---|
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| Collema cristatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Collemataceae |
| Genus: | Collema F.H. Wigg. |
| Type species | |
| Collema lactuca (Weber) Weber ex F.H. Wigg. | |
Collema (jelly lichen) is a genus of lichens in the family Collemataceae.[1] The photobiont is the cyanobacterium genus Nostoc.[2]
References
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Dobson, F.S. (2000) Lichens, an illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. 4th edition. Richmond publishing Co., Slough, England.
- "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Collema (F.H. Wigg)". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
Gallery
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Photograph of the upper surface of a lobe taken through a compound microscope (x400) showing the absence of a cellular cortex. Compare with Leptogium, which does have a cellular cortex.
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