Starry breck-lichen  (Buellia asterella)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

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Glossary

  • Colonies: a group of organisms living together, individuals in the group are not physiologically connected and may not be related, such as a colony of birds. Another meaning refers to organisms, such as bryozoans, which are composed of numerous genetically identical modules (also referred to as zooids or 'individuals'), which are produced by budding and remain physiologically connected.
  • Myxomatosis: a contagious viral disease in rabbits.
  • Spore: microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction. They comprise a single or group of unspecialised cells and do not contain an embryo, as do seeds.
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