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Species in the phylum Ascomycota

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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

Lichen (Fulgensia fulgida)
Information on Fulgensia fulgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Lichen (Gloeoheppia turgida)
Information on Gloeoheppia turgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Lichen (Psora decipiens)
Information on the lichen is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

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

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

Lichen (Lobaria sachalinensis)
This lichen has a lobed, leafy appearance; it is a dark greenish colour and may produce reddish fruiting bodies when fertile. ... More	6 Images	0 Videos

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

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

Lichen (Buellia subalbula)
Information on Buellia subalbula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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