''Teloschistes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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.[Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...]
.
It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Norwegian botanist
Johannes Musaeus Norman
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in 1852.
The name of the genus means "split ends".
Species
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Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
''Teloschistes chrysophthalmus'', often referred to as the gold-eye lichen or golden-eye, is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the rim.L ...
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Teloschistes fasciculatus''
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Teloschistes flavicans
''Teloschistes flavicans'', also known as the golden hair-lichen is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus ''Teloschistes'', family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its safron coloured pigmentation, this species grows on rocks and branches of ...
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Teloschistes inflatus''
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Teloschistes sieberianus''
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Teloschistes spinosus''
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Teloschistes velifer''
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Teloschistes xanthoroides''
References
Teloschistales
Teloschistales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1853
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