Kingdom Fungi Higher classification Parmelia | Scientific name Parmelia sulcata Rank Species | |
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Similar Parmelia, Hypogymnia, Tube Lichen, Physcia, Parmelia saxatilis |
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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References
Parmelia sulcata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA