Bacidia schweinitzii

Bacidia schweinitzii

Bacidia schweinitzii is a lichenized fungus in the family Ramalinaceae.
Lichen - Bacidia schweinitzii Green lichen with black apothecia. It was growing on conifer trees along the Maine coast. Bacidia,Bacidia schweinitzii,Geotagged,Spring,United States,lichen

Appearance

Crust-like lichen with stem-less apothecia; they have green algae (chloroccoid) as photobionts. Their asci have 8 colorless, cylindrical to acicular, multiseptate spores, with curved and thread-like conidia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderLecanorales
FamilyRamalinaceae
GenusBacidia
SpeciesBacidia schweinitzii