''Physcia aipolia'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Physciaceae
The Physciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. A 2016 estimate placed 19 genera and 601 species in the family.
Genera
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. It has a worldwide distribution.
''Physcia aipolia'' is a known host species to the
lichenicolous fungus species ''
Muellerella lichenicola''.
References
Lecanoromycetes
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1839
Taxa named by Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
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