Parmelia sulcata
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Parmelia sulcata Taylor, 1836 [1]
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Net-marked parmelia (Parmelia sulcata), or Shield lichen, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is very tolerant of pollution and has a cosmopolitan distribution, making it one of the most common lichens. It harbours a unicellular Trebouxia green algal symbiont.
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Parmelia sulcata
References
- ^ "EOL Parmelia sulcata". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- "Parmelia sulcata Tayl". Retrieved 2008-09-15.