367 pictures found
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Kelp forest Giant Kelp - San Benito Island Mexico ; San Benito Island
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Kelp forest Giant Kelp - San Benito Island Mexico ; San Benito Island
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Dog Lichen (Peltigera canina) in the moss, Forêt de la Reine, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Dog Lichen (Peltigera canina) in the moss, Forêt de la Reine, Lorraine, France
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Thallus of a crustacean lichen (Xalocoa ocellata) on pudding rock in Catalonia, Spain. Species with very large white thallus, Mediterranean
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Thallus of a crustacean lichen (Xalocoa ocellata) on pudding rock in Catalonia, Spain. Species with very large white thallus, Mediterranean thermophile on exposed limestone-rich rocks.
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Thallus of a crustacean lichen (Xalocoa ocellata) on pudding rock in Catalonia, Spain. Species with very large white thallus, Mediterranean
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Thallus of a crustacean lichen (Xalocoa ocellata) on pudding rock in Catalonia, Spain. Species with very large white thallus, Mediterranean thermophile on exposed limestone-rich rocks.
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Squamous lichen of the Psora genus. Catalonia, Spain
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Squamous lichen of the Psora genus. Catalonia, Spain
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Podetions and pycnidia (red) of lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia spp), Ariège. France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Podetions and pycnidia (red) of lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia spp), Ariège. France
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Podetions and pycnidia (red) of lichens of the genus Cladonia
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Podetions and pycnidia (red) of lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia spp), Ariège. France
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
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Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe.
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe. The yellow foliaceous lichen with isidia is probably Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
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Ivy and Roccella phycopsis on granite. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Ivy and Roccella phycopsis on granite. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles. Gulf of Ventilegne.
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Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
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Sky stone-crop (Sedum caeruleum), Crassulacea common on arid rocks in Corsica, blooms spectacularly in May, Balagne, Corsica. The lichens are
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sky stone-crop (Sedum caeruleum), Crassulacea common on arid rocks in Corsica, blooms spectacularly in May, Balagne, Corsica. The lichens are Xanthoria parietina (orange) and Xanthoparmelia conspersa (grey-beige).
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Various species of seaweed washed on beach, Cotes-d'Armor, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Various species of seaweed washed on beach, Cotes-d'Armor, France
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Usnea (Usnea florida) on a tree in the mountains, common species
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Usnea (Usnea florida) on a tree in the mountains, common species in the mountains in very humid areas, fruticose lichen with antibiotic action, Vercors, Alpes, France
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Cartilage lichen (Ramalina fraxinea) on a tree in the mountains,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Cartilage lichen (Ramalina fraxinea) on a tree in the mountains, fruticose lichen common in the mountains in very humid, windy and foggy areas, on deciduous trees, Vercors, Alpes, France
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Calcicolous gelatinous lichen (Lathagrium cristatum), Collema or
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Calcicolous gelatinous lichen (Lathagrium cristatum), Collema or Lathagrium cristatum, characteristic centrifugal growth, gelatinous species with Nostoc, diameter over 10 cm, France
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Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies, Grande Sassière Reserve, Vanoise, Savoie, France
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Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies, Grande Sassière Reserve, Vanoise, Savoie, France
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Lichens foliacés ombiliqués sur des schistes dans les Cévennes, Umbilicaria crustulosa (lichen lépreux jaune : chrysothrix ), Mont Aigoual, Cévennes,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens foliacés ombiliqués sur des schistes dans les Cévennes, Umbilicaria crustulosa (lichen lépreux jaune : chrysothrix ), Mont Aigoual, Cévennes, France
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Pulmonary lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) in the Vercors. A large foliaceous lichen - one of the largest in Europe - whose thallus commonly exceeds about
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Pulmonary lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) in the Vercors. A large foliaceous lichen - one of the largest in Europe - whose thallus commonly exceeds about 30 cm. Like all lichens, it is a lichenised fungus, and like most of them it belongs to the ascomycetes group. Its membership of the cyanolichen category, fungi associated with cyanobacteria, makes it a particularly sensitive organism to atmospheric pollution. It is therefore a species in decline in many regions and has been chosen as a health index for French forests. Ambel forest, Vercors NRP, France
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Pulmonary lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) in the Vercors. A large
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Pulmonary lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) in the Vercors. A large foliaceous lichen - one of the largest in Europe - whose thallus commonly exceeds about 30 cm. Like all lichens, it is a lichenised fungus, and like most of them it belongs to the ascomycetes group. Its membership of the cyanolichen category, fungi associated with cyanobacteria, makes it a particularly sensitive organism to atmospheric pollution. It is therefore a species in decline in many regions and has been chosen as a health index for French forests. Ambel forest, Vercors NRP, France
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Foliose and fruticose corticolous lichens on the bark of a Judas
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliose and fruticose corticolous lichens on the bark of a Judas tree, Parmelias sulcata, flavoparmelias and Ramalina (fruticose), Cevennes, France
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Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustacean), Grande
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustacean), Grande Sassière Nature Reserve, Savoie, France
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Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustaceous) and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Complex of saxicolous lichens on quartzites in Savoie, Brodoa atrofusca (grey foliaceous) + Rhizocarpon geographicum (yellow crustaceous) and Aspicilia sp (grey crustaceous), Grande Sassière Nature Reserve, Savoie, France
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Corticolous foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree in Vanoise. A foliaceous lichen with a very large bottle-green thallus: Pleurosticta acetabulum,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Corticolous foliaceous lichens on the bark of a tree in Vanoise. A foliaceous lichen with a very large bottle-green thallus: Pleurosticta acetabulum, with large vase-shaped apothecia (up to 2 cm in diameter) and in grey, Parmelia sulcata, very common.
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Beech bark covered with a mosaic of typical crustacean lichens, mainly Lecanora (chlarotera ?) with white thallus and small apothecia, and Lecidella
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Beech bark covered with a mosaic of typical crustacean lichens, mainly Lecanora (chlarotera ?) with white thallus and small apothecia, and Lecidella (elaeochroma ?), PNR du Vercors, France
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Beech bark covered with a mosaic of typical crustacean lichens, mainly Lecanora (chlarotera ?) with white thallus and small apothecia, and Lecidella
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Beech bark covered with a mosaic of typical crustacean lichens, mainly Lecanora (chlarotera ?) with white thallus and small apothecia, and Lecidella (elaeochroma ?), PNR du Vercors, France
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Crustacean lichens of the genus Lecanora in the Haut Var, Shield lichen (Lecanora concolor), saxicolous, calcifuge species of the middle mountains,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustacean lichens of the genus Lecanora in the Haut Var, Shield lichen (Lecanora concolor), saxicolous, calcifuge species of the middle mountains, Southern Alps, France
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Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France
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Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France
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Lichens terrestres du genre Cladonia, Thalle complexe avec un
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens terrestres du genre Cladonia, Thalle complexe avec un thalle primaire squamuleux et un thalle secondaire en forme de trompette (podétions) qui sont les organes porteurs d’apothécies chez les cladonias, lichens très diversifiés. Vanoise, France
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Fruticose and foliaceous lichens on low branches of forest edges, Great ciliated lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris), which can be identified by its large
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Fruticose and foliaceous lichens on low branches of forest edges, Great ciliated lichen (Anaptychia ciliaris), which can be identified by its large apothecia and greenish ciliated thallus, is a fruticose lichen - in grey, Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata), lichen with a foliaceous thallus, tolerant of moderate pollution, it is a bio-indicator of atmospheric pollution Ecologists use its capacity to accumulate metals, radioelements and organic pollutants, PNR du Vercors, France
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Cladonia (Cladonia foliacea subsp. endiviifolia = Cladonia convoluta) growing on calcareous scrubland soil in December, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Cladonia (Cladonia foliacea subsp. endiviifolia = Cladonia convoluta) growing on calcareous scrubland soil in December, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
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Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Lobaria amplissima (?) , foliose lichens with cephalodia, dark masses containing cyanobacteria.
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Toothed Wrack (Fucus serratus), Côtes-d'Armor, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Baltic isopod (Idotea balthica), Cotes-d'Armor, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Yellow winkle (Littorina obtusata) on Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) Brehat, Cotes-d'Armor, France
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Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
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Crustacean lichen (Solenopsora cesatii) on sandstone from Annot,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustacean lichen (Solenopsora cesatii) on sandstone from Annot, Alpes de Haute Provence, France
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Crustacean lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on Annot sandstone, Lac des Sagnes, Haute Ubaye, Southern Alps, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustacean lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) on Annot sandstone, Lac des Sagnes, Haute Ubaye, Southern Alps, France
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Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, France
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Yellow and grey fruticose lichens on larch bark, these two
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Yellow and grey fruticose lichens on larch bark, these two lichens are very common on mountain trees like larch - Yellow: Letharia vulpina (toxic), grey: Pseudevernia furfuracea (fragrant), Hautes Alpes, France
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Foliage Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) a lichen species sensitive to air pollution and used for biomonitoring on birch bark, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliage Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) a lichen species sensitive to air pollution and used for biomonitoring on birch bark, France
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Saxicolous lichens of the supralittoral zone in Brittany. Procession of the yellow belt: Xanthoria aureola (yellow) on the black background of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Saxicolous lichens of the supralittoral zone in Brittany. Procession of the yellow belt: Xanthoria aureola (yellow) on the black background of Hydropunctaria maura (oil-like crustacean lichen), Trebeurden, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Thallus of Calcarous Red Algae (Lithothamnium calcareum) colonised by the Yellow Boring Sponge (Cliona celata) alpha form. Off the island of Ré,
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Thallus of Calcarous Red Algae (Lithothamnium calcareum) colonised by the Yellow Boring Sponge (Cliona celata) alpha form. Off the island of Ré, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata) Foliose lichen on dead branch, Coye Forest, Ile-de-France, France
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
© Jean-Yves Grospas / Biosphoto
Hammered shield lichen (Parmelia sulcata) Foliose lichen on dead branch, Coye Forest, Ile-de-France, France