Seaweed Lichen

Pseudocyphellaria carpoloma is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in New Zealand, most commonly in northern coastal forest, but also on the west coast of South Island, on Stewart Island, and in the Kermadec Islands. The bright green upper surface, dichotomously branching nature of its lobes, as well as the yellow pseudocyphellae on the lobe margins and lower surface are characteristics that distinguish it from other New Zealand...