Ramalina farinacea
| Ramalina farinacea | |
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| Ramalina fraxinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Ramalina |
| Species: | R. farinacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach. (1810) | |
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Ramalina farinacea is an epiphytic bushy shaped (fruticose) lichen common to areas with Mediterranean, subtropical, or temperate climates. It is in the Ramalina genus of the family Ramalinaceae.[1] The coexistence of two different species of the Trebouxia genus of green algae at the same time were found to be in each specimen collected in widely distributed populations.[1] The algae thrive in different temperature and light environments. It is thought this demonstrates an ability of the lichen with two simultaneous green algae partners to proliferate in a wider range of habitats and geographic areas.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Two Trebouxia algae with different physiological performances are ever-present in lichen thalli of Ramalina farinacea. Coexistence versus Competition?, Leonardo M. Casano, Eva M. del Campo,Francisco J. García-Breijo, José Reig-Armiñana, Francisco Gasulla, Alicia del Hoyo,Alfredo Guéra1,and Eva Barreno, Environmental Microbiology (2011) 13(3),,
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