Santesson's Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon santessonii Timdal

Rhizocarpon santessonii (Santesson's Map Lichen) is a species of Fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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lichenous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lichenous
- Definition: Organism generally recognized as a single organism that consists of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium living in symbiotic association. Often attached to solid objects such as rocks or living or dead wood rather than soil.
- Attribution: Modified from PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Sweden
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2661886
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Tremolecia atrata (Ach.) Hertel (disc lichen)
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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osmotroph
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2601246
- Definition: uptake of dissolved organic compounds by osmosis for nutrition
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Santesson's map lichen. View this species on GBIF