Summary ²

Peltigera leucophlebia is a lichenized fungus in the family Peltigeraceae. It is commonly called Ruffled Freckled Pelt. This and other species in the genus contain a green algae in the genus Coccomyxa and also cyanobacteria in the genus Nostoc as symbionts.

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1. (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/7147684@N03/4526416779/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltigera_leucophlebia

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