Northern Polyblastia Lichen (Polyblastia hyperborea) (IMAGE)

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Northern Polyblastia Lichen (Polyblastia hyperborea)

Caption

An ascospore from a Northern Polyblastia Lichen (Polyblastia hyperborea) collected near the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada. Spore morphology is another important character for lichen identification.

Credit

Paul Sokoloff/Canadian Museum of Nature

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