Calicium victorianum
Calicium victorianum is a crustose lichen that is found growing on trees and wooden materials.
| Calicium victorianum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Calicium |
| Species: | C. victorianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calicium victorianum (F.Wilson) Tibell | |
It has a greyish white almost inconspicuous thallus with a thin crust that is usually immersed and around 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) thick.[1]
It is found mostly in the southern hemisphere in the South West region of Western Australia[2] and Queensland in eastern Australia.[3] It is also found in New Zealand and is known from a single population in England.[1]
References
- "Calicium victorianum". Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Calicium victorianum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Calicium victorianum". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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