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Caloplaca britannica common in non-maritime environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2004

André Aptroot
Affiliation:
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 85167, NL-3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
C. M. van Herk
Affiliation:
Lichenologisch Onderzoeksbureau Nederland, Goudvink 47, NL-3766 WK Soest, The Netherlands

Extract

The genus Caloplaca is taxonomically difficult. Many species are characterized by a combination of morphological traits, and there are only a few useful microscopic characters. The secondary chemistry is rather uniform and of little taxonomic value, notwithstanding the usually bright pigmentation.

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
© British Lichen Society 2004

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