LIAS light – Item Descriptions
LIASlight ItemID: 6423
Umbilicaria spongiosa C. W. Dodge & G. E. Baker
| Characters[*]: | Character States[*]: |
|---|---|
| global occurrence: | Antarctic – Antarctica | Americas – North America (incl Mexico) |
| substrate: | rock – siliceous, siliciferous, acidic | rock, stones, pebbles – unspecified |
| life habit: | lichenized (mutualistic with algal photobionts) |
| thallus: | peltate, umbilicate |
| thallus: | continuous, diffuse, effuse |
| primary photobiont: | present |
| secondary photobionts (eg in cephalodia): | absent |
| primary photobiont: | chlorophytaceous – trebouxiaceous, chlorococcoid |