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Like randomly tossed blobs of oil, black lichens have colonized an exposedLittle Koniuji Island rock outcrop

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Description

Like randomly tossed blobs of oil, black lichens have colonized an exposedLittle Koniuji Island rock outcrop. The black lichens are interspersed withwhite and some orange lichens.

Credit

Crew and Officers of NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER

Display Date

2009

Location

Alaska, Shumagin Islands area

Collection

America's Coastlines

Aleutians

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