New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9890 Seaweed lichen (Lichina pygmaea var. intermedia) encrusts rocks and boulders from just below high tide levels to some distance above. A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship. In Lichina, the cyanobacterial partner is usually either Calothrix or Dichothrix. Lichina is common on rocky coasts, and is widespread throughout New Zealand. It is possible there are several un-named species. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_9890 Seaweed lichen (Lichina pygmaea var. intermedia) encrusts rocks and boulders from just below high tide levels to some distance above. A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship. In Lichina, the cyanobacterial partner is usually either Calothrix or Dichothrix. Lichina is common on rocky coasts, and is widespread throughout New Zealand. It is possible there are several un-named species. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *

DSC 9890 Seaweed lichen Black subcoralline lichen Lichina pygmaea black marine Cyanobacteria bluegreen algae Rivularia photosynthesis symbiosis Otago Harbour