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Campecopea hirsuta

Campecopea hirsuta

Classification

Order
Isopoda

Lichina pygmaea is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Lichinaceae. This cyanolichen forms small, dark brown-black shrubby tufts up to about 1 cm tall, with flattened, with flattened, hand-like branching that becomes soft and jelly-like when wet. The species grows on rocky shores in the intertidal zone, especially on steep or vertical surfaces exposed to regular tidal washing, and is common on exposed Atlantic coastlines from western and north-western Europe to north-western Africa.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 3United Kingdom · 1