Stereocaulon alpinum

Stereocaulon alpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Stereocaulaceae
Genus:	Stereocaulon
Species:	S. alpinum
Binomial name
	Stereocaulon alpinum; Laurer
Synonyms
	Stereocaulon tomentosum var. alpinum (Laurer) Th. Fr. ; Stereocaulon paschale var. alpinum (Laurer) Mudd ;

Stereocaulon alpinum is a species of fungus belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.^[1] It is similar to Stereocaulon paschale but differs from it in containing cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc while S. paschale contains cyanobacteria of the genus , which have a darker colour than Nostoc.^[2]

References[]

^ "Stereocaulon alpinum Laurer". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Flóra Íslands [Flora of Iceland] (no year). Dílbreyskja - Stereocaulon paschale (in Icelandic). Retrieved on April 14th 2021.

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[1] "Stereocaulon alpinum Laurer". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Flóra Íslands [Flora of Iceland] (no year). Dílbreyskja - Stereocaulon paschale (in Icelandic). Retrieved on April 14th 2021.

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