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 subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family
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 has 9 species. The genus was
circumscribed
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in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén. They assigned ''
Villophora isidioclada
''Villophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has 9 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén ...
'' as the
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, and at that time, only species in the genus. This lichen, previously classified in ''
Caloplaca
''Caloplaca'' is a lichen genus comprising a number of distinct species. Members of the genus are commonly called firedot lichen, jewel lichen.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, gold lichens, "ora ...
'', is found in South America, Antarctica, and some subantarctic islands. Several additional species were added to the genus in 2021. The generic name ''Villophora'' means "carrying filaments".
Villophora isidioclada
''Villophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has 9 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén ...