Physcia tenella (Scop.) DC.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyscia tenella (a lichen)
GenusPhyscia (a genus of foliose lichens)
FamilyPHYSCIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (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 Physcia tenella (a lichen) :
1: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
21 Dec 2009 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Fertile thallus on hawthorn twig
Image 1: Fertile thallus - dampImage 2: Fertile thallus - wetImage 3: Apothecia - damp - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Apothecia - oblique views - highly enlargedImage 5: Apothecia - oblique views - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Apothecia - top views - highly enlargedImage 7: Apothecia - top views - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Apothecia - top views - highly enlarged (3)Image 9: Apothecia - top views - highly enlarged (4)Image 10: Apothecia - top views - highly enlarged (5)Image 11: Apothecia - wet - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Apothecium (side view), soralia and rhizines - highly enlargedImage 13: Asci in hymenium squash - magnifiedImage 14: Asci in hymenium squash - magnified (2)Image 15: Ascospores in hymenium squash - magnifiedImage 16: Hymenium squash - magnifiedImage 17: Photobiont - magnified
2: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
14 May 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
growing on wooden roof of old bird table in back garden
Image 1: Thallus - in fruitImage 2: Thallus - in fruit - pale backgroundImage 3: Apothecia - highly enlargedImage 4: Soralia and apothecia - highly enlargedImage 5: Soralia - highly enlargedImage 6: Thallus - in fruit - enlargedImage 7: Thallus - in fruit - enlarged (2)Image 8: Thallus - in fruit - enlarged (3)
3: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
11 May 1979 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on dry stone wall
Image 1: Thallus - close-up - moist
4: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
13 Apr 1979 OSGR: SU92 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Elm
Image 1: Physcia tenella (upper right)
5: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
26 Apr 1975 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on felled Oak
Image 1: Thallus - enlargedImage 2: Thallus - magnified
6: Physcia tenella (a lichen)
26 May 1974 OSGR: SE21 53° 40’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on concrete shelter
Image 1: Thallus - enlarged

Physcia tenella (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Physcia tenella (a lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Physcia tenella (a lichen)
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