Pseudevernia
Encyclopedia
Pseudevernia is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family
Parmeliaceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lichen
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...
ized fungi in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Parmeliaceae
Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2000 species in roughly 87 genera, it is currently regarded as the largest family of lichen forming fungi...
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Species list
- Pseudevernia ceratea
- Pseudevernia cirrhata
- Pseudevernia cladonia
- Pseudevernia confusa
- Pseudevernia consocians
- Pseudevernia furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuraceaPseudevernia furfuracea, commonly known as tree moss, is a lichenized species of fungus that grows on the bark of firs and pines. The lichen is rather sensitive to air pollution, its presence usually indicating good air conditions in the growing place. The species has numerous human uses, including...
- P. furfuracea var. ceratea
- P. furfuracea var. furfuracea
- Pseudevernia intensa
- Pseudevernia isidiophora
- Pseudevernia kamerunensis
- Pseudevernia mauritiana
- Pseudevernia polita
- Pseudevernia soralifera
- Pseudevernia thamnidiella