Calicium
| Calicium | |
|---|---|
| Calicium viride | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Calicium Pers. (1794) |
| Type species | |
| Calicium viride Pers. (1794) | |
Calicium is a genus of leprose lichens.: 234 It is in the family Caliciaceae, and has 40 species.
The sexual reproduction structures are a mass of loose ascospores that are enclosed by a cup shaped exciple sitting on top of a tiny stalk, having the appearance of a dressmaker's pin (called a mazaedium), hence the common name pin lichen.: 15 They are also commonly called stubble lichens.: 234
They have been used as indicator species for old growth redwood forests.: 234
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