Psilolechia lucida

Psilolechia lucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Psilolechiaceae
Genus: Psilolechia
Species:
P. lucida
Binomial name
Psilolechia lucida
(Ach.) M.Choisy (1949)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lichen lucidus Ach. (1799)
  • Lichen peltatus * lucida (Ach.) Lam. (1813)
  • Lecidea lucida (Ach.) Ach. (1803)
  • Patellaria lucida (Ach.) Spreng. (1827)
  • Biatora lucida (Ach.) Fr. (1831)
  • Patellaria theiotea (Ach.) Wallr. (1831)

Psilolechia lucida is a species of saxicolous lichen in the family Psilolechiaceae. It is widely distributed through the world, where it grows on natural and artificial rocky substrates in the shade, often in sheltered underhangs. It forms a greenish crust on the surface of its substrate.

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