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Acarospora is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. Most species in the genus are crustose lichens that grow on rocks in open and arid places all over the world. They may look like a cobblestone road or cracked up old paint, and are commonly called cobblestone lichens or cracked lichens,.:216 They usually grow on rock (are "saxicolous"), but some grow on soil (terricolous) or on other lichens.:216 Some species in the genus are...

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