Collema
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| Collema cristatum | |
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| Genus: | Collema F.H. Wigg.
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| Collema lactuca (Weber) Weber ex F.H. Wigg.
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Collema (jelly lichen) is a genus of lichens in the family Collemataceae.[1] The photobiont is the cyanobacterium genus Nostoc.[2]
References
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
- ^ Dobson, F.S. (2000) Lichens, an illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. 4th edition. Richmond publishing Co., Slough, England.
- "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Collema (F.H. Wigg)". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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Photograph of the upper surface of a lobe taken through a compound microscope (x400) showing the absence of a cellular cortex. Compare with Leptogium, which does have a cellular cortex.
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