Xanthoria
Genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xanthoria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] Common names include orange lichen,[3] orange wall lichen,[4]: 134 and sunburst lichen.[4]: 134 They can be identified by their characteristic squamulose morphology with distinctive "fairy cups".
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Xanthoria parietina | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Xanthoria (Fr.) Th.Fr. (1860) |
Type species | |
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr. (1860) | |
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