Jelly lichens
Scientific name: Collema
Jelly lichens
Scientific name: Collema
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Description
All fungi in the jelly lichens family are lichenized, which means that they live in communities with bacteria or algae. This is a widely distributed family, with species found worldwide.
Species of Jelly lichens
Photo By Jennifer Rycenga , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Sac fungi Class
Lecanoromycetes Order
Peltigerales Family
Lichenized fungi Genus
Jelly lichens