Species in the phylum Ascomycota Results 1 - 20
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Crater lichen (Diploschistes ocellatus)
Information on Diploschistes ocellatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Lichen (Fulgensia fulgida)
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Lichen (Gloeoheppia turgida)
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Lichen (Psora decipiens)
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Violet crown-cup (Sarcosphaera coronaria)
The violet crown-cup fungus produces striking, flask-shaped fruiting bodies. These are initially submerged in the soil and then br...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Boreal felt lichen (Erioderma pedicellatum)
Known as the “panda bear” of lichens because of its extreme rarity, the boreal felt lichen is a ‘leafy’ species that grows on the ...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Dark purple earth tongue (Geoglossum atropurpureum)
Earth tongues are highly distinctive fungi; the ridged and leathery fruiting body above the stem does indeed resemble a tongue. In...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Sarcosoma spp. (Sarcosoma globosum)
Sarcosoma globosum is a fungus that produces large, cup-shaped fruiting bodies. These barrels are dark brown to black in colour; t...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Lichen (Buellia subalbula)
Information on Buellia subalbula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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King Alfred's cakes (Daldinia concentrica)
King Alfred's cakes, also known as 'cramp balls' is a hard, inedible ball-shaped fungus. The visible part of the fungus, the fruit...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Nail fungus (Poronia punctata)
This rare fungus, found on the dung of ponies and horses, takes its name from the resemblance of the fruiting bodies to nails. The...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Golden hair lichen (Teloschistes flavicans)
The golden-hair lichen is a striking 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' tufted lichen, which is a bright orange colour with highly branched,...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Olive earthtongue (Microglossum olivaceum)
The family of fungi known collectively as 'earthtongues' are aptly named. The shape of the upper part of the fungus, called the he...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Reindeer lichen (Cladonia mediterranea)
This member of the Cladonia (reindeer lichen) genus is whitish-grey in colour and grows in low, bushy clumps. The familiar common ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Lichen (Teloschistes chrysopthalmus)
This lichen is a 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' species; it is composed of branching lobes that form small orange tufts, which are almos...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Scaly breck lichen (Squamarina lentigera)
This rare lichen is circular in shape, and white to pale grey-brown in colour...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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New Forest parmelia (Parmelia minarum)
The New Forest parmelia is a 'foliose' lichen, this means that it has a leaf-like structure, comprising of thin lobes. The lobes a...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Ciliate strap-lichen (Heterodermia leucomela)
Ciliate strap-lichen has ribbon-like lobes that are ivory white in colour, with long black projections at the edges. The lobes are...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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River jelly lichen (Collema dichotomum)
This curious species resembles seaweed more than the lichens that most of us are familiar with. It has a gelatinous appearance, is...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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