''Lecanora mellea'' is a species of
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...
in the family
Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the c ...
. Found in North America, it was
described as new to science in 1975.
See also
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List of ''Lecanora'' species
References
mellea
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1975
Lichens of North America
Taxa named by William Alfred Weber
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