Other species often confused with lichen

Moss

• Moss anatomy [1] [2]
• Pages with moss photos with a variety of morphologies: [1]

Local species

• iNaturalist photos:   Mosses and liverworts.
• Mosses of the Morton Arboretum
• Mosses and Liverworts of Illinois

Fungi that parasitize lichen

They feed off of the lichen. These are called lichenicolous fungi.

Plain fungi

Non-lichenized fungi sometimes appear as black spots that are rounded or elongated. (TODO: I found this reference in one of my field guides. Do we have more information on this?)

Terrestrial algae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Terrestrial_algae

TODO — Terrestrial algae

Potentially continue adding these to [[Category:Terrestrial algae]]:

• The phylum Cyanobacteriota
  • The genus Cylindrospermum
  • The genus Scytonema
  • The genus Gloeothece *
  • The genus Stigonema
  • Nostoc
    • Nostoc flagelliforme
    • Nostoc commune
    • Nostoc verrucosum
  • Crinalium epipsammum
• The division Chlorophyta
  • The class Chlorophyceae *
    • The family Chlorococcaceae
      • The genus Chlorococcum
        • Chlorococcum amblystomatis
    • The genus Dictyochloris
    • The genus Tetracystis
    • The genus Pleurococcus
  • The class Trebouxiophyceae *
    • The order Chlorellales *
      • The genus Geminella *
      • The genus Parachlorella *
      • The genus Gloeotila *
      • The genus Muriella
      • Auxenochlorella protothecoides
      • Chlorella vulgaris
    • The order Prasiolales
      • The family Prasiolaceae *
        • The genus Prasiola *
          • Prasiola calophylla
          • Prasiola crispa
          • Prasiola furfuracea
        • The genus Rosenvingiella *
      • The genus Stichococcus *
    • The family Microthamniaceae *
    • The family Trebouxiaceae
      • The genus Asterochloris
        • Asterochloris italiana
      • The genus Trebouxia *
      • The genus Dictyochloropsis
      • Symbiochloris reticulata
    • The genus Phyllosiphon
    • The genus Elliptochloris
      • ? Elliptochloris bilobata
    • The genus Coccomyxa *
    • The genus Watanabea *
  • The family Trentepohliaceae
    • The genus Trentepohlia
      • Trentepohlia aurea
      • Trentepohlia jolithus
• The genus Klebsormidium

* Indicates that only some of this group are terrestrial.

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