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
Coniocybaceae
The Coniocybaceae are the sole family of lichen-forming fungi in the Coniocybales, which itself is the only order in the class Coniocybomycetes. The family was circumscribed by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1837. Both the order and the ...
. Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its six known species have been reported in North America.
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Sclerophora amabilis
''Sclerophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae. Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its six known species have been reported in North America.
Species
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Sclerophora farinacea
''Sclerophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae. Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its six known species have been reported in North America.
Species
*''Sclerophora amabilis''
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Sclerophora minima
''Sclerophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae. Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its six known species have been reported in North America.
Species
*''Sclerophora amabilis''
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Sclerophora pallida
''Sclerophora pallida'' is an epiphytic lichen with stipitated acomata. In Europe, it is mostly found on broadleaf deciduous trees (e.g. ''Fraxinus excelsior'', ''Ulmus'' spp., ''Acer platanoides''). It is rare on young trees and is mostly common ...
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Sclerophora peronella
''Sclerophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae. Largely restricted to temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span ...
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Sclerophora sanguinea
''Sclerophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae. Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its six known species have been reported in North America.
Species
*''Sclerophora amabilis''
*''Sclerophora fari ...