Growing on or living on bark or cortex tissue.
From Latin 'cortex' plus '-cole' (dwelling, inhabiting). This ecological term describes organisms with a specific habitat preference for bark.
Corticole lichens and mosses are bark-specialists—they've evolved to thrive specifically on tree bark, and that's actually a major part of how they help fertilize and protect forests!
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