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Hasse's cracked lichen
Scientific Name: Acarospora hassei
Family: Acarosporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Hasse's Cracked Lichen (Acarospora hassei)
Hasse's Cracked Lichen, scientifically known as Acarospora hassei, is a lichen belonging to the family Acarosporaceae.
Considerations for Pets
- This lichen's thallus can be cracked into numerous individual sections.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Acarospora hassei
- Common Name: Hasse's Cracked Lichen
- Rank: Species
- Family: Acarosporaceae
- Synonym Symbol: ACHA3
Distribution and Habitat
- The lichen has been found in Southern California.
- It grows in cracks of rocks.
Morphological Characteristics
- Acarospora hassei is a lichenous plant.
- It is an "areolate" lichen, where the thallus is cracked into numerous individual sections.
- The surface can be smooth to warty (verrucose) or split by cracks into irregular plates (areoles) ranging from 0.1-0.3 mm.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Crustose lichens, like Hasse's Cracked Lichen, grow on rocks. They are expected on rock primarily on bird perches, drainage cracks, or other sites with an unusually high nutrient content.