Caloplaca luteominia
| Caloplaca luteominia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Caloplaca |
| Species: | C. luteominia |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca luteominia (Tuck.) Zahlbr. | |
Caloplaca luteominia subspecies bolanderi (ruby firedot) is an endolithic lichen (a crustose lichen that grows inside rock, between the grains, with only the ruby red fruiting bodies exposed to the air.[1] It is in the Teloschistaceae family.
See also
References
- ↑ Lichen Vocabulary, LICHENS OF NORTH AMERICA, Sylvia and Stephen Sharnoff,
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