Growing on, living in, or inhabiting bark or cortex tissue.
From Latin 'cortex' plus '-lous' or '-olous' (relating to, full of). This ecological term is synonymous with corticole and describes bark-dwelling organisms.
Corticolous fungi and lichens are nature's apartment dwellers—they've found a specific ecological niche on tree bark, which is actually one of the richest microhabitats in forests!
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