Peltigera neckeri

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Peltigera neckeri
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Apothecia of Peltigera neckeri
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Genus: Peltigera
Species:
P. neckeri
Binomial name
Peltigera neckeri
Hepp ex Müll.Arg. (1862)

Peltigera neckeri is a foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. [1] It is commonly called black saddle pelt. It is distinguished by its unique tubular apothecia, which resemble black saddles or painted finger nails. [2]

Ecology

Peltigera neckeri is found throughout temperate and boreal regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. [1] It is terrestrial, and almost exclusively found on bare soil or mosses. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "CNALH - Peltigera neckeri". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. 1 2 Brodo, Irwin M. (2001). Lichens of North America. Sylvia Duran Sharnoff, Stephen Sharnoff, Canadian Museum of Nature. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN   0-300-08249-5. OCLC   45100151.
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