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 Parmeliaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
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in Acta Bot. Fenn. vol.150 on pages 143–151 in 1994 by Tiina Randlane and Arne Thell.
The genus name honours Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), who was an American
botanist
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and professor who made significant contributions to the study 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.Amherst College
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Tuckermannopsis, Nephromopsis combined with Cetraria.