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Lichen (Crustose)
Lichen (Crustose) (Product Code: SCL470/0190) is a specimen of a crustose lichen in a glass specimen jar, used to teach the crust-forming lichen type, pioneer species and symbiosis in school and college biology laboratories. Crustose lichens grow as a thin crust pressed tightly onto rock, bark or soil, and the jar shows students the growth form that is easiest to overlook outdoors. The specimen is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India, for institutions looking for a specimen jar for biology teaching.
Key Details
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Biological specimen (lichen) |
| Growth form | Crustose — thin crust bonded to its surface |
| Supplied in | Glass specimen jar |
| Purpose | Showing the most tightly attached lichen growth form |
| Suitable for | Symbiosis, ecology and plant-diversity lessons |
| Shelf life | No fixed period stated; condition depends on how the specimen is preserved and stored — ask us about the batch you are quoted |
| Product code | SCL470/0190 |
| Supplied by | Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, India |
What Is the Crustose Lichen Specimen Used For?
It is used to teach the key feature of crustose lichens: they cannot be lifted from their base without damage. Viewing the jar, students study the patchy, often colourful surface and talk about how such lichens slowly weather rock and help start soil formation — the classic example of a pioneer organism in ecological succession.
Teachers often close a lichen lesson by arranging the crustose, foliose and fruticose specimens in order of attachment, from tightest to loosest. A hand lens makes the fine surface texture easier to see, and the jar gives students a reference before they survey walls and tree trunks around the school, where a quadrat helps them estimate lichen cover. It earns its place among the botany lab equipment used for ecology field work. Store the jar upright and sealed, away from heat.
Supplier
The crustose lichen specimen is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Private Limited, which trades as ScienceLab from Ambala, Haryana, India, and sources specimens for schools, colleges and dealers. Buyers who need registration details for export or vendor paperwork can use the supplying company’s Importer-Exporter Code, AAECJ8618A (DGFT), and its GSTIN, 06AAECJ8618A1ZT. Our company profile has more about the business.
Related Biology Lab Equipment
Items that fit a lichen and ecology lesson:
- Lichen (Foliose) — the leaf-like form, loosely attached, for comparison
- Lichen (Fruticose) — the shrubby form that completes the three-type set
- Hand Lens — brings out the fine surface texture of crust-forming lichens
- Quadrat — for surveying lichen cover on walls and tree trunks during field work
- Oscillatoria — a cyanobacterium slide to discuss the photosynthetic partner
Explore the Biology Lab category for further specimens and field equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is a crustose lichen hard to see in the field?
A crustose lichen grows flat against rock or bark like a layer of paint, so it is easily mistaken for a stain. The Lichen (Crustose) specimen shows students what to look for before they go outside to survey walls and tree trunks.
Does the Lichen (Crustose) specimen include its rock or bark base?
Our product details do not say. Because crustose lichens are bonded to their surface, please contact us to confirm how the current Lichen (Crustose) specimen is presented in its glass specimen jar before you order.
Which species is supplied as the Lichen (Crustose) specimen?
The listing identifies the Lichen (Crustose) specimen by growth form only and does not name a species. We can check the species of the batch you are quoted on request, if your syllabus or practical record needs it.
How long does the Lichen (Crustose) specimen keep?
No fixed shelf life or expiry period is stated for the Lichen (Crustose) specimen; how long it stays in good condition depends on how it is preserved and stored. Keep the jar sealed, upright and away from sunlight and heat, and ask us about the batch you are quoted.
Who supplies the Lichen (Crustose) specimen?
The Lichen (Crustose) specimen is supplied by Jain Scientific Equipments Pvt Ltd (ScienceLab), Ambala, Haryana, India. The company sources lichen and plant specimens for schools, colleges and dealers, and quotes them for India and international markets.
What should a school include when asking for a Lichen (Crustose) quotation?
Include the product code SCL470/0190, the number of Lichen (Crustose) jars, the delivery address and whether you also need the foliose and fruticose specimens. Specimens can be quoted with other laboratory items for one shipment.
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Last updated: 24 September 2026
