crustose

crus·tose

(krŭs′tōs′)

adj.

Of or relating to a lichen whose thallus is thin, crusty, and closely adherent to or embedded in the surface on which it grows.

[Latin crūstōsus, crusted, from crusta, crust; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]

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crustose

(ˈkrʌstəʊs)

adj

(Biology) biology having a crustlike appearance: crustose lichens.

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crus•tose

(ˈkrʌs toʊs)

adj.

forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.

[1875–80; < Latin crustōsus covered with a crust, derivative of crust(a) crust]

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crustose - (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing; "crustose lichens"

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Research to answer these two simple questions is not abundant, perhaps because lichens have traditionally been divided into "crustose", "foliose" and "fruticose" growth forms according to their shape and height, a practice that artificially hides a growth continuum (Grube & Hawksworth, 2007; Tehler & Irestedt, 2007).

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Some coralline algae grow as tufts and have thin jointed branches that sway with the currents (geniculate coralline algae), while others grow as thick pink crusts (crustose coralline algae (8)).

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2008) that vary with respect to exposure and contain hard substrate (bedrock and boulders/cobble) with ample quantities of benthic diatoms, and micro and macro-algae, and are often associated with crustose coralline algae that is thought to serve as a settlement cue (Roberts 2003).

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The species identified in this study are found in different growth-form thallus, foliose, fruticose, crustose, squamulose, gelatinous, leprose, distributed on 15 families (Fig.

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Ones that look like crusty dried paint on the surface of a rock, or wood, or on tree bark are called crustose. Those that resemble leaves or flower petals are calledfoliose.

The Wonderful Cladonia Lichens of New York

Of the species identified, 47% are crustose, 44% are foliose, and 9% are fruticose.