Erioderma lichen
Scientific name: Erioderma
Erioderma lichen
Scientific name: Erioderma
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Description
The fungi of the erioderma lichen family are all lichen-forming, living in mutually beneficial communities with algae and bacteria on rocks, trees, and similar surfaces. This is a truly widespread family since it includes a species that lives in the inhospitable conditions of Antarctica.
Species of Erioderma lichen
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Sac fungi Class
Lecanoromycetes Order
Peltigerales Family
Pannariaceae Genus
Erioderma lichen