Stereocaulon alpinum
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| Stereocaulon alpinum | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Stereocaulon |
| Species: | S. alpinum |
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| Stereocaulon alpinum | |
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Stereocaulon alpinum is a species of fungus belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[2] 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 Stigonema, which have a darker colour than Nostoc.[3]
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