A plasticolous lichenized fungi is a lichen which grows on plastic surfaces.[1] This behaviour was first observed in 1994 when foliicolous lichens were found growing on plastic tape[2] but they have since been observed growing on artificial plastic leaves, plastic signs[3] and nylon nets.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lücking, Robert (May 1998). "'Plasticolous' Lichens in a Tropical Rain Forest at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica". The Lichenologist. 30 (3): 287–291. doi:10.1006/lich.1998.0124. ISSN 0024-2829. S2CID 250348579.
  2. ↑ Sipman, Harrie J.M. (1994). "Foliicolous Lichens on Plastic Tape". The Lichenologist. 26 (3): 311–312. doi:10.1006/lich.1994.1023. S2CID 84942131.
  3. ↑ Lücking, Robert (2008). "Foliicolous Lichenized Fungi". Flora Neotropica. 103: 1–866. ISSN 0071-5794. JSTOR 25660968.
  4. ↑ Jagtap, Vineeta; Tripathi, Manish; Joshi, Yogesh (2013-12-01). "First report on the occurrence of plasticolous lichens from Uttarakhand, India". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 5 (2): 342–344. doi:10.31018/jans.v5i2.329. ISSN 2231-5209.


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