Xanthoria

Translingual

Xanthoria parietina (common orange lichen)

Etymology

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Proper noun

Xanthoria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Teloschistaceae – sunburst lichens, wall lichens, orange wall lichens.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Lecanoromycetes - class; Lecanoromycetidae - subclass; Teloschistales - order; Teloschistineae - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Xanthoria parietina (common orange lichen) - type species; Xanthoria alfredii, Xanthoria andina, Xanthoria aureola, Xanthoria calcicola, Xanthoria candelari, Xanthoria capensis, Xanthoria ectaneoides, Xanthoria elegans, Xanthoria karrooensis, Xanthoria montana, Xanthoria novozelandica, Xanthoria polycarpa, Xanthoria resendei, Xanthoria sorediata, Xanthoria stenophylla, Xanthoria turbinata, Xanthoria ulophyllodes - other species

References

• Xanthoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xanthoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xanthoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons