| Verrucaria serpuloides | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Verrucaria |
| Species: | V. serpuloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Verrucaria serpuloides I.M.Lamb (1948) | |
Verrucaria serpuloides is a species ofsaxicolous (rock-dwelling),crustose lichen belonging to the familyVerrucariaceae. It is native to theAntarctic Peninsula. It is one of only two permanently submerged species of lichen, the other beingHydrothyria venosa, and the only one found permanently submerged in a marine environment.[1] Collections of the species were first made in 1944 byElke Mackenzie.[2]
The species has been discovered living up to 10 m (33 ft) below meanhigh tide. It creates jet-black patches on the base of submerged rocks. It usesgreen algae as a symbiont.[2]
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