Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Scytonema sp.
Scytonema is a cyanobacterium that is found in the filamentous form when free on soil. When it is
lichenized, Scytonema forms large spherical single cells. We photographed Scytonema as part of the thallus
of Heppia lutosa where it is single-celled, and also at its margins where it is filamentous. .
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Scytonema, photomicrograph of lichenized cells from Heppia lutosa thallus, photo Russ Kleinman
& Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Gila NF, Ben Lily, March 10, 2020
Scytonema, photomicrograph of filaments from margin of Heppia lutosa thallus, photo Russ Kleinman
& Karen Blisard, Grant Cty., Gila NF, Ben Lily, March 10, 2020
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