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    <title>DigitalNatura.Org - Micarea sylvicola, Ionaspis lacustris and Lecanora epanora imperfect stage</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Picture taken on the 9th April 2007, at &quot;Gorges du Segre&quot;, Bains de Llo, Llo, Oriental Pyrenees, France, on an iron metal-rich siliceous rock, in a permanent water-track, very clean waters, vertical 90º, West oriented, 1.380 m altitude. Very interesting association, it was found with the following lichens:

Micarea sylvicola          2.2 f
Ionaspis lacustris         3.3 f
Lecanora epanora       1.1 s
Acarospora sinopica  +.1 s

Micarea sylvicola is a scarce lichen. In Catalonia it has been mentioned by Ester Gaya at Saint Antoni mine, Ribes de Freser, Girona. It is a species related to iron ore and it appears in iron metal-rich areas.

J. Martínez, E.Gaya et alter (1996) Estudi de la relació entre les menes metàl.liques, els seus productes d'alteració i els líquens que les colonitzen. Butll. Inst. Cat. Hist. Nat. 64:21-35 (it is possible to obtain through internet).

Saxicolous, siliceous, crustose lichen, continuous thallus, 0,1-0,3 mm thick, fissurate, not very areolate, grey-green, delimitated by a black prothallus, apothecia black, sessile, protruding, 0,3-0,6 mm in diameter.

A very good presence in the photo of Ionaspis lacustris, fertile, already mentioned in this virtual Flora, although with a very good view of the thallus. It is asthonishing to see them immersed.

http://www.uni-kl.de/FB-Biologie/Botanik/thues.htm

&quot;Evolution aquatischer und semi-aquatischer Flechten&quot;

Armand Tomás Vidal

Nikon Coolpix 4.500

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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Molt bona</title>
      <link>http://digitalnatura.org/details.php?image_id=5607#comment6745</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:03:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Fascinant l'associació de tants líquens diferents i la presència en zones riques en ferro.

Estèticament m'encanta l'esclat de colors. Molt mac la captura. Felicitats.

Molt interessant l'esplicació, les referències d'articles i els...]]></description>
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              <author><![CDATA[fbaldris@sigmascorpii.com (Francesc Baldrís)]]></author>
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