lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Cladoniaceae, found in Australia. It was first described as ''Heterodea beaugleholei'' in 1978 by Rex Filson, from a specimen collected from forest soil in
New South Wales
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
. The species epithet honours
Alexander Clifford Beauglehole
Alexander Clifford "Cliff" Beauglehole (26 August 1920 – 19 January 2002) was an Australian farmer, botanist, plant collector and naturalist.
Life
Beauglehole was born in Gorae West, a locality near Portland in the Shire of Glenelg, of sout ...
. It was reassigned to the genus, ''
Cladia
''Cladia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. ''Cladia'' species have a crustose primary thallus and a fruticose, secondary thallus, often referred to as pseudopodetium. The type species of the genus, '' Cladia aggregata'' ...
'' by Sittiporn Parnmen and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012.
Under the ''
Nature Conservation Act
The ''Nature Conservation Act 1992'' is an act of the Parliament of Queensland, Australia, that, together with subordinate legislation, provides for the legislative protection of Queensland's threatened biota.
As originally published, it prov ...
1992'' of Queensland, its Queensland conservation status is of "Least Concern".