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White beach lichen
Lecidella spp
-38.462, 145.18
Field Notes
Description:
Looking like white paint splattered over rocks lust above high tide mark, this stuff was by far the hardest, toughest lichen I have ever seen. I couldn't scratch the tiniest part of it even with small pieces of granite. All rocks at the back of the beach had some of this. Close-up view seems to show small, 3mm dark circles which resemble apothecia on 'softer' lichens.?
Habitat:
In a small, newly allocated marine nature reserve. This stuff would have been in full sun all day.
Notes:
Yet to research this stuff... see the next spotting also for a similarly tough orange version. Search Lecidella spp
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PublishedOctober 5, 2014
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