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Cora Coca, Tatama National Park, Colombia This species of fungi has been recently described in a paper by Dr. Luis Fernando Coca, one of Colombia&#039;s top fungi specialists. Cora, this species&#039; genus, is remarkable, according to Luis:<br /> <br /> &quot;something amazing about Cora is that traditionally was just one species and from 2014 Cora has 120 different species, and probably 400&quot;<br /> <br /> The species itself in this case was directly growing on rock, possibly making it (part of) a lichen:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55055/cora_coca_growing_on_rock_tatama_national_park_colombia.html" title="Cora Coca growing on rock, Tatama National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/55055_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ODWv7YYaie9HIP3gCsKoVH%2Fh1XE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cora Coca growing on rock, Tatama National Park, Colombia For more background on this species&#039; naming and status, please check this other photos&#039; description:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55054/dictyonema_coca_or_cora_coca_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> I fail to understand how lichens work exactly, but this article may provide some background:<br /> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2014-07-south-american-lichen-species-fungi.html" rel="nofollow">https://phys.org/news/2014-07-south-american-lichen-species-fungi.html</a><br /> <br /> Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Dictyonema coca,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cora Coca, Tatama National Park, Colombia

This species of fungi has been recently described in a paper by Dr. Luis Fernando Coca, one of Colombia's top fungi specialists. Cora, this species' genus, is remarkable, according to Luis:

"something amazing about Cora is that traditionally was just one species and from 2014 Cora has 120 different species, and probably 400"

The species itself in this case was directly growing on rock, possibly making it (part of) a lichen:

Cora Coca growing on rock, Tatama National Park, Colombia For more background on this species' naming and status, please check this other photos' description:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55054/dictyonema_coca_or_cora_coca_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

I fail to understand how lichens work exactly, but this article may provide some background:
https://phys.org/news/2014-07-south-american-lichen-species-fungi.html

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The Cora coca

Cora Coca is a fungi in the Cora genus. It is claimed to be endemic to Tatama National Park in Colombia.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 22, 2017. Captured Oct 17, 2017 07:45 in Apía-Tadó, Condoto, Chocó, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO2500
  • 230mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.