Arctomia
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Arctomia is a lichen
ized genus
of fungi within the Arctomiaceae
family. The genus was originally described by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1860.
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 genus
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 fungi within the Arctomiaceae
Arctomiaceae
The Arctomiaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota, class Lecanorales. The family was named by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1861. Species in this family are found in arctic and subarctic habitats, usually associated with bryophytes....
family. The genus was originally described by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1860.