lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.fungi in the family
Opegraphaceae
''Opegraphaceae'' is a family of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the order Arthoniales. It was originally proposed by German lichenologist Ernst Stizenberger in 1862. It fell into disuse, but was resurrected in a molecular phylogenetic ...
Theodor Magnus Fries
Theodor "Thore" Magnus Fries (28 October 1832 – 29 March 1913), was a Swedish botanist, lichenologist, and Arctic explorer. He was the son of the mycologist Elias Fries.
Following in his father's footsteps, Fries studied botany, obtaining his ...
in 1875. It was resurrected for use in 2011 by Damien Ertz and Anders Tehler, who published a phylogenetic study of the order Arthoniales. In addition to the type species, '' S. californica'', they included a former '' Hubbsia'' species, a former '' Llimonaea'' species, and a species new to science in the resurrected ''Schizopelte''.
Schizopelte californica
''Schizopelte'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Opegraphaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1875. It was resurrected for use in 2011 by Damien Ertz and Anders Tehler, who publ ...
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*'' Schizopelte crustosa''
All four ''Schizopelte'' species are endemic to the north-western American coast.