Pertusaria pertusa (Weigel) Tuck.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
GenusPertusaria (a genus of crustose lichens)
FamilyPERTUSARIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPERTUSARIALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen) :
1: Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
13 Apr 1979 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Ascus containing two immature ascospores 120µ long.Image 2: Thallus - close-upImage 3: Thallus - enlargedImage 4: Apothecia - magnified
2: Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
3 Nov 1974 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Ash trunk
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Thallus - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Minter, D. 1986 Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (1): 17-24.

Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pertusaria pertusa (a lichen)
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