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.
Hydropunctaria maura (Wahleb.) Keller, Gueidan & Thüs syn. Verrucaria maura - Black Tar Lichen
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Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- on granite / in splash zone 1
Hydropunctaria maura
- on granite / in splash zone 1
Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- on granite / in splash zone 2
Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- on granite / in splash zone 3
Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- on granite / in splash zone 4
Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- habitat / background and foreground 1
Black Tar Lichen
Hydropunctaria maura
- forming a line on the
distant rock outcrop 1
Images taken just above mean high water mark at Porth Nanven, Cot Valley near St. Just, Penwith; and at Marazion and Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. Hydropunctaria maura is a very widespread species along the coastline.
Scientific and European Names:
Hydropunctaria maura, Verrucaria maura, Zwarte Zeestippelkorst.
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.