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Orange Sea Lichen

Caloplaca marina

Description:

Orange and flakey

Habitat:

On a rock on a beach

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1 Comment

Max Brodie
Max Brodie 11 years ago

Cool lichen! It's a mutualistic symbiosis between a fungi and an alga.

theericksons
Spotted by
theericksons

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Apr 6, 2013
Submitted on Apr 7, 2013

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