Miriquidica deusta
Encyclopedia
Miriquidica deusta is a species of lichen
in the Lecanoraceae
family. A North American native, it generally grows on siliceous rocks. It belongs to the Ascomycota
division and Pezizomycotina
subdivision, and to the Lecanorales
order. These are found in both general and Estonian herbariums.
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...
in the Lecanoraceae
Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.-Genera:*Ameliella*Arctopeltis*Bryonora*Bryodina*Calvitimela - status uncertain*Carbonea...
family. A North American native, it generally grows on siliceous rocks. It belongs to the Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
division and Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina contains the filamentous ascomycetes and is a subphylum of the Ascomycota . It is more or less synonymous with the older taxon Euascomycota...
subdivision, and to the Lecanorales
Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695...
order. These are found in both general and Estonian herbariums.
Further reading
- http://www.jstor.org/pss/3244614 Online journals-'On Some Saxicolous Lecideoid Lichens of the Beringian Region and Adjacent Areas of Eastern Siberia and Russian Far East'.
- http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1639/0007-2745%282004%29107%5B0406%3ARLOL%5D2.0.CO%3B2?journalCode=bryo The Bryologist (BioOne Online Journals)- 'Recent Literature on Lichens—194'.