Calicium chlorosporum
| Calicium chlorosporum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Calicium |
| Species: | C. chlorosporum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calicium chlorosporum | |
Calicium chlorosporum is a crustose lichen that is found growing on trees throughout much of the world.
The lichen has a pale brownish yellow to beige, verrucose, areolate or subimmersed thallus. The apothecia is 0.75 to 1.1 millimetres (0.030 to 0.043 in) high with a shining black to brownish stalk that is typically 0.8 to 0.16 millimetres (0.031 to 0.006 in) diameter.[1]
The species is found in Africa, North, Central and South America, and in Australasia.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b "Calicium chlorosporum F. Wilson". Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Calicium chlorosporum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.