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Teloschistales
Order of lichen-forming fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species.[1] The predominant photobiont partners for the Teloschistales are green algae from the genera Trebouxia and Asterochloris.[2]
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Teloschistales | |
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Teloschistes chrysophthalmus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
Order: | Teloschistales D.Hawksw. & O.E.Erikss. (1986) |
Families | |
Brigantiaeaceae |
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