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 Ramalinaceae. It was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
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by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', ''
Phyllopsora dominicana
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in D ...
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Phyllopsora atrocarpa
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora borbonica
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora castaneocincta
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora catervisorediata
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora chodatinica
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora cinchonarum
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora cognata
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora concinna
''Phyllopsora concinna'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose (scaley) lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. Found in Central and South America, it was formally described as a new species in 2019 by lichenologists Sonja Kisteni ...
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Phyllopsora conwayensis
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora corallina
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora dolichospora
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora dominicana
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in D ...
Phyllopsora foliatella
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora furfurella
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', ''Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora glaucella
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', ''Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in ...
Phyllopsora gossypina
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora himalayensis
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora homosekikaica
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora magna
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora nemoralis
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora neotinica
''Phyllopsora neotinica'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose (scaley) lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. Found in North, Central, and South America, it was formally described as a new species in 2019 by lichenologists Son ...
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Phyllopsora nigrocincta
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora pocsii
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', ''Phyllopsora dominicana'', found i ...
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Phyllopsora pseudocorallina
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora rosei
''Phyllopsora rosei'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Ramalinaceae
The Ramalinaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The family name is synonymous with the name ''Bacidiaceae''. Species of this family ...
Phyllopsora siamensis
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
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Phyllopsora soralifera
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
Phyllopsora tobagensis
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', ''Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in ...