Teloschistes | |
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Teloschistes flavicans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Teloschistes Norman (1853) |
Type species | |
Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman (1853)
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Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Teloschistes is a genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae, of which it is the namesake.[2] It was circumscribed by Norwegian botanist Johannes Musaeus Norman in 1852.[3] The name of the genus means "split ends".[4]