Alectoria (fungus)
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Alectoria is a genus of lichen
belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae
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Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae
Lecanorineae
Lecanorineae are a suborder of pezizomycetes fungi, commonly known as the lichens and rostrate asci.-References:*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. ISBN 0-471-52229-5...
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