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Fungi Including Lichens
(Kingdom Fungi)
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A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.
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Higher Ascomycetes
(Subphylum Pezizomycotina)
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Pezizomycotina make up the majority of the Ascomycota fungi and include most lichenized fungi too. Pezizomycotina contains the filamentous ascomycetes and is a subdivision of the Ascomycota (fungi that form their spores in a sac-like ascus). It is more or less synonymous with the older taxon Euascomycota. These fungi reproduce by fission rather than budding and this subdivision includes almost all the ascus fungi that have fruiting bodies visible to the naked eye (exce
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Common Lichens
(Class Lecanoromycetes)
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Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.
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Shield Lichens, Rim Lichens, and Allies
(Order Lecanorales)
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The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.
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Shield Lichens and Allies
(Family Parmeliaceae)
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The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2000 species in roughly 87 genera, it is regarded as the largest family of lichen forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: Xanthoparmelia (800+ species), Usnea (500+ species), Parmotrema (350+ species), and Hypotrachyna (190+ species).
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Spindles and Structured Lichens
(Family Cladoniaceae)
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The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (Cladonia) belong to this family. The latter genus, which comprises about 400 species, forms a major part of the diet of large mammals in taiga and tundra ecosystems.
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Lichen Moths
(Tribe Lithosiini)
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The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the Erebidae family.
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Button Lichens, Rosette Lichens, and Allies
(Order Caliciales)
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Beard Lichens
(Genus Usnea)
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Usnea is a genus of mostly pale grayish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs.:203 The genus is in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows all over the world.
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Rosette Lichens
(Genus Physcia)
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Physcia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae. The genus name means "inflated" or "sausage-like", referring to the form of the type species. According to a 2008 estimate, the widespread genus contains 73 species.
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Greenshield Lichens
(Genus Flavoparmelia)
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Flavoparmelia is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Parmeliaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains 32 species.
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Common Sunburst Lichen
(Xanthoria parietina)
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Xanthoria parietina is a foliose, or leafy, lichen. It has wide distribution, and many common names such as common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen and shore lichen. It can be found near the shore on rocks or walls (hence the epithet parietina meaning "on walls"), and also on inland rocks, walls, or tree bark. It was chosen as a model organism for genomic sequencing (planned in 2006) by the US Department of Energy Joint
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Shield Lichens
(Genus Parmelia)
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Parmelia is a genus of medium to large foliose lichens.:78 The ends of the leaf-like lobes are often squarish-tipped.:78 The upper surface is pale bluish-gray to light brown in direct sunlight, with a network web-like ridges and depressions.:78 The lower surface is black and has rhizines anchoring it to the substrate.:78
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Common Greenshield Lichen
(Flavoparmelia caperata)
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Flavoparmelia caperata, the common greenshield lichen, is a medium to large foliose lichen that has a very distinctive pale yellow green upper cortex when dry. The rounded lobes, measuring 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, usually have patches of granular soredia arising from pustules. The lobes of the thallus may be smooth, but quite often have a wrinkled appearance especially in older specimens. The lower surface is black except for a brown margin; rhizoids attached to the lower su
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Family Candelariaceae
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The Candelariales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. It is a monotypic taxon, and contains the single family Candelariaceae.
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Ruffle Lichens
(Genus Parmotrema)
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Parmotrema is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It is a large genus, containing an estimated 300 species, with a centre of diversity in subtropical regions of South America and the Pacific Islands.
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Rock Shield Lichens
(Genus Xanthoparmelia)
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Xanthoparmelia (rock-shield lichen) is a genus of foliose lichen in the Parmeliaceae family.:134 Xanthoparmelia is synonymous with Almbornia, Neofuscelia, Chondropsis, Namakwa, Paraparmelia, and Xanthomaculina. This family of lichen is commonly found on the mid-east coast of the United States.
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Oakmoss
(Evernia prunastri)
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Evernia prunastri, also known as oakmoss, is a species of lichen. It can be found in many mountainous temperate forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of France, Portugal, Spain, North America, and much of Central Europe. Oakmoss grows primarily on the trunk and branches of oak trees, but is also commonly found on the bark of other deciduous trees and conifers such as fir and pine. The thalli of oakmoss are short (3–4 cm in length)...
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Hair Lichens
(Genus Teloschistes)
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Teloschistes is a genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian botanist Johannes Musaeus Norman. The name of the genus means "split ends".
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Button and Allied Lichens
(Family Caliciaceae)
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The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 31 genera and 731 species.
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Christmas Lichens, Comma Lichens, and Allies
(Family Arthoniaceae)
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The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales. Species have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical areas. Collectively, the family has a highly variable ecology, some species lichenized with green algae, and others lichenicolous—growing on other lichens. Species can grow on leaves, bark and rock. The genus was first described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841.
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Map Lichens
(Genus Rhizocarpon)
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Rhizocarpon is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae.
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Candleflame Lichen
(Candelaria concolor)
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Candelaria concolor, commonly known as the candleflame lichen or the lemon lichen, is an ascomycete of the genus Candelaria. It is a small foliose lichen dispersed globally.
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Cobblestone Lichens
(Genus Acarospora)
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Acarospora is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. Most species in the genus are crustose lichens that grow on rocks in open and arid places all over the world. They may look like a cobblestone road or cracked up old paint, and are commonly called cobblestone lichens or cracked lichens,.:216 They usually grow on rock (are "saxicolous"), but some grow on soil (terricolous) or on other lichens.:216 Some species in the genus are...
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