Map Lichen
Map Lichen (Lecanora muralis) growing on granite bedrock along the shore of Georgian bay in Killarney Provincial park in Ontario, Canada. This lichen grows less than 2 mm a year and are classified as Crustose lichens or map lichens. These lichens create their own microhabitate. Lichens also produce a weak acid which will eventually help dissolve the surface of the rock.
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Map Lichen lichen Lecanora muralis granite bedrock Georgian bay Killarney Provincial park Ontario Canada Crustose lichens microhabitate acid dissolve association bacteriology bacterium biology blue-green alga algae botany cyanobacteria cyanophyta fauna biological fungal fungi fungus hyphae hypha lichen lichens micro-organism micro-organisms microbiological microbiology microorganism microorganisms mutualism nature organism organisms plant relationship symbiosis symbiotic botanical flora
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