Common Lichens of the Estero Bay Area - Elfin Forest

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Podetia - Secondary upright thallus, often seen in Cladonia spp. Typicallyhollow and disk-like or lobed.Pycnidia - Asexual structures of fungus. Usually embedded (sometimes with aslightly mounded projection) in the thallus, flask-shaped, and appears as a blackdot. Below thallus surface. Contain conidiospores - spores produced from theend or side of special hyphal filaments called conidia.www.earthlife.netSoredia/Soralia - Asexual reproductive structures containing algal cellswrapped in fungal hyphae that burst through the surface of the thallus.Granular. No cortex.bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au10
Thallus - The “vegetative “ portion; forms the body of the lichen and is theprimary photosynthetic surface. The surface of the thallus is called the cortex.From the upper surface, reproductive structures emerge, while rhizines areformed on the lower surfacewaynesword.palomar.eduUnique Local Lichen CommunitiesThere are quite a few local lichen associations that deserve discussion.Below are examples of these associations, or lichen communities, thatare important in our area. These communities are not afforded anyformal recognition, as most people relate lichens to plant communities.However, lichenologists today are working diligently on classifyingformal lichen community names and descriptions.11
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Page 23 and 24: CandelariaCandelflame LichensCandel
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Page 27 and 28: ChrysothrixGold Dust LichensChrysot
Page 29 and 30: EverniaOakmoss LichensEvernia pruna
Page 31 and 32: Habitat: On wood in maritime chapar
Page 33 and 34: HypogamniaTube, Bone, or Pillow Lic
Page 35 and 36: LecanoraRim-lichensLecanora caesior
Page 37 and 38: MelaneliaCamouflage or Brown Lichen
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Page 41 and 42: Niebla homeleaNIEBLAHabitat: On roc
Page 43 and 44: Niebla sp.NIEBLAHabitat: On rocks a
Page 45 and 46: OphisiomaBloodspot LichensOphisioma
Page 47 and 48: PhysciaRosette LichensPhysica tribe
Page 49 and 50: Ramalina leptocarpaWESTERN STRAP LI
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Xanthoria polycarpaPIN-CUSHION SUNB
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Documented Lichens of the Estero Ba
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Flavoparmelia sp.Flavoppunctelia fl
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Xanthoria spp.Xanthoria polycarpaDe
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