Verrucaria
| Verrucaria | |
|---|---|
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| Verrucaria nigrescens, Schwäbische Alb, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Verrucaria Shrad. (1794) |
| Type species | |
| Verrucaria rupestris Shrad. (1794) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Verrucaria is a genus of fungi in the family Verrucariaceae.[1]
Species
Verrucaria maura. Forms a black layer encrusting as patches on the rocks of the upper littoral and splash zone.[2][3]
Verrucaria mucosa Appears as a smooth thallus.[4]Closely encrusting on rock in irregular patches in the middle littoral.[5]
Distribution
Verrucaria ditmarsica Erichsen and V. Maura Wahlenb. have been recorded in 1984 from the Lighthouse Island, Copeland Island, Co.Down, Ireland.[6]
References
- ↑ Gueidan C, Roux C, Lutzoni F. (2007). "Using a multigene phylogenetic analysis to assess generic delineation and character evolution in Verrucariaceae (Verrucariales, Ascomycota)". Mycological Research 111 (Pt 10): 1145–68. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.08.010. PMID 17981450.
- ↑ Lewis, J.R. 1964. The Ecology of Rocky Shores. The English Universities Press Ltd
- ↑ Young, CM. 1961. The New Naturalist The Sea Shore. Collins, London
- ↑ Campbell, A.C. 1984. The Country Life Guide to the Shallow Seas of Britain and Europe. Country Life Books. ISBN 0-600-34396 0
- ↑ Barrett, J.H, and Young, C.M. 1960. Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. Collins, London
- ↑ Morton, O. 1988. Lichens on Lighthouse Island. Copeland Bird Observatory Annual Report for 1986p.44
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