DSC_2432 Black 'tar' lichen (Hydropunctaria spp.) detail. Forms a thin crust on the upper shore and just into the splash zone and is responsible for the very distinctive horizontal black band that can be seen on many shores. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_7628 Barnacle lichen (Collemopsidium spp.) Barnacles are often colonised by various species of the marine lichen, Collemopsidium, seen here growing on the Plicate barnacle (Epoplella plicata) on intertidal rocks. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_7625 Barnacle lichen (Collemopsidium spp.) Barnacles are often colonised by various species of the marine lichen, Collemopsidium, seen here growing on the Plicate barnacle (Epoplella plicata) on intertidal rocks. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
