Collema

Collema
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

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Dobson, F.S. (2000) Lichens, an illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. 4th edition. Richmond publishing Co., Slough, England.
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