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Zwackhia
Sign in to saveZwackhia is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. These lichens form thin, film-like crusts on bark and rock surfaces, often with a subtle orange tint from their algal partner. They produce distinctive elongated, slit-like fruiting bodies that remain narrow rather than opening into disc shapes.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Lecanographaceae
- Collections
- UC, S, UPS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Indonesia, Kenya
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Encyclopedic overview
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Zwackhia is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. These lichens form thin, film-like crusts on bark and rock surfaces, often with a subtle orange tint from their algal partner. They produce distinctive elongated, slit-like fruiting bodies that remain narrow rather than opening into disc shapes.
==Taxonomy==
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