Physcia occidentalis
Physcia occidentalis is an obligately saxicolous lichenized fungus[1] in the family Physciaceae that reproduces through the process of fragmentation, "primarily through the production of largely terminal blastidia".[1] It occurs in a multitude of locations, all the way from British Columbia to California, but has also been seen in Colorado, primarily in forest environments. It is very similar to Physcia rhizinata and they have been confused for each other before.
| Physcia occidentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Physciaceae |
| Genus: | Physcia |
| Species: | P. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Physcia occidentalis Essl. & McCune (2020) | |
References
- Esslinger, Theodore L.; Leavitt, Steven D.; McCune, Bruce (28 May 2020). "Two closely related but morphologically disparate new species of Physcia from western North America". The Bryologist. 123 (2): 204–214. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-123.2.204. S2CID 219483786.
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