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Anatomical Features of Chondropsis Semiviridis (Nyl.) Nyl. in Relation to its Vagrant Habit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

H. T. Lumbsch  and
H. W. Kothe
H. T. Lumbsch
Affiliation:
Fachbereich Biologie der Philipps-Universit¨t, Karl von Frisch-Strasse, D-3550 Marburg/Lahn, F.R.G.
H. W. Kothe
Affiliation:
Fachbereich Biologie der Philipps-Universit¨t, Karl von Frisch-Strasse, D-3550 Marburg/Lahn, F.R.G.
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Abstract

The anatomy of Chondropsis semiviridis (Nyl.) Nyl. shows adaptations to a vagrant life form and sub-arid habitat. The differential swelling of the thick upper cortex and the medulla is responsible for the rolling movement of the thallus under successive wet and dry conditions.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 25 - 29
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1988

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