APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Lichina pygmaea - Black Lichen (Lichen Family Lichinaceae)
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Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 1

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 2

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 3

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 4

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 5

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 6

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- on rock close to high water 7

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- underwater 1

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- close-up 1

Marine Lichens
Lichina pygmaea
- close-up 2

Images taken at various locations across the south coast of Cornwall, including at Charlestown near St. Austell; Battery and Lariggan Rocks, Penzance; and at Perranuthnoe.

Lichina pygmaea is found below the high tide mark on rocks, a similar species, Lichina confinis, only grows above the high water mark.

Lichina pygmaea Black Lichen Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.