Crescent Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Rhizocarpon lecanorinum, the crescent map lichen, is a crustose lichen found both in North America and in Europe.
Crescent Map Lichen (Rhizocarpon lecanorinum) N Iceland. Sep 27th, 2019 Crescent Map Lichen,Fall,Geotagged,Iceland,Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Appearance

Thallus crustose, bright yellow or sometimes tinged greenish, cracking to produce angular to rounded areoles, some of which are semi-circular, curving around the apothecia; apothecia flat, black, in microscopic section with K- exciple, and with an olive brown, K- or K+ green epithecium.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderIncertae sedis
FamilyRhizocarpaceae
GenusRhizocarpon
SpeciesRhizocarpon lecanorinum
Photographed in
Iceland