Endolithic lichen

An endolithic lichen is a crustose lichen that grows inside solid rock, growing between the grains, with only the fruiting bodies exposed to the air.^[1]

Morphology

Although variation exists, many mycobiont species have three layers. The innermost layer is a loose web of hyphae. The intermediate layer hosts the photobiont. The photobiont is surrounded by distended hyphae. The outer layer is composed of more densely packed hyphae and calcium carbonate microcrystals.^[2]

Weathering effects

The lichen act to deteriorate the rock they are growing on, contributing to weathering of the rock. This deterioration happens among different substrates and species.^[2]

Mycobiont Species

Source:^[2]

Acrocordia conoidea
Petractis clausa
Rinodina immersa
Verrucaria baldensis
Verrucaria marmorea
Caloplaca luteominea ssp. bolandri^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Lichen Vocabulary, LICHENS OF NORTH AMERICA, Sylvia and Stephen Sharnoff, [1] Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Pinna, Daniela; Salvadori, Ornella (2000), "Endolithic lichens and conservation", Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Elsevier, pp. 513–519, doi:10.1016/b978-044450517-0/50136-7, ISBN 978-0-444-50517-0, retrieved 2024-02-28

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[LV-1] Lichen Vocabulary, LICHENS OF NORTH AMERICA, Sylvia and Stephen Sharnoff, [1] Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine

[:0-2] Pinna, Daniela; Salvadori, Ornella (2000), "Endolithic lichens and conservation", Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Elsevier, pp. 513–519, doi:10.1016/b978-044450517-0/50136-7, ISBN 978-0-444-50517-0, retrieved 2024-02-28

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