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Calicium victorianum

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Calicium victorianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Calicium
Species:
C. victorianum
Binomial name
Calicium victorianum

Calicium victorianum is a crustose lichen that is found growing on trees and wooden materials.

It has a greyish white almost inconspicuous thallus with a thin crust that is usually immersed and around 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) thick.[1]

It is found mostly in the southern hemisphere in the South West region of Western Australia[2] and Queensland in eastern Australia.[3] It is also found in New Zealand and is known from a single population in England.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calicium victorianum". Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Calicium victorianum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Calicium victorianum". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.