Orange Sea Lichen (Caloplaca marina) grows on the rock St Ninian’s Isle Shetland Subarctic Archipelago Scotland UK Europe

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The Orange Sea Lichen (Caloplaca marina) is a crustose, placodioid lichen. It has wide distribution, and can be found near the shore on rocks or walls. Calos in Greek means nice, placa in Greek is shield. Caloplaca therefore means ‘beautiful patches’.

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Location: St Ninian’s Isle Shetland Subarctic Archipelago Scotland UK Europe
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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