Caloplaca circumlutosa
Lichen
Ascomycota
Lecanomycetes
Teloschistaceae
A yellow splash zone lichen, sometimes cup shaped fruiting bodies can be seen.
A splash zone lichen, usually found above high tide.
A producer.
Lichens are a symbiotic group of organisms. They are a relationship between a fungus and either an alga or a cyanobacteria. Photo Credit; Jean McKinnon