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Species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cladonia deformis, also known as the lesser sulphur cup or the lesser sulphur cup lichen,[1] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.[2] This lichen was first described as Lichen deformis by Carl Linnaeus in 1753,[3][4] and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1796 by Georg Franz Hoffmann.[3][5]
| Cladonia deformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Cladonia |
| Species: | C. deformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladonia deformis | |
As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).[6]
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