''Lecanora cenisia'' is a species of
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...
in the family
Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Taxonomy
Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.
Genera
According ...
. It is a known host of the
lichenicolous fungus species ''
Carbonea supersparsa
''Carbonea supersparsa'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. In Iceland it has been reported growing on ''Lecanora cenisia'' near Egilsstaðir and ''Lecanora poly ...
''.
See also
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List of ''Lecanora'' species
References
Lichens described in 1810
Lichen species
Lichens of North America
cenisia
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
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