Cup Lichen

Cladonia chlorophaea (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Spreng.

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Cladonia chlorophaea (Cup Lichen) is a species of Fungi in the family Cladoniaceae.

EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Ecuador
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3658394
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growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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fructose
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fructose
- Definition: free-standing branching tubes
- Attribution: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/lichens/lichenmm.html
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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caldera
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000096
- Definition: A feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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humus
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000000
- Definition: Organic matter in soil which has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and might, if conditions do not change, remain essentially as it is for centuries, or millennia.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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symbiotroph
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/symbiotroph
- Definition: A consumer that acquires nutrition from a symbiont
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of cup lichen. View this species on GBIF

WSL Swiss Federal Research. Christoph Scheidegger. Year: 2014. cc-by-nc-sa-3.0