Heterodermia
Encyclopedia
Heterodermia is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the Physciaceae
family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 80 species.
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 Physciaceae
Physciaceae
The Physciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 17 genera and 512 species.-Genera:*Anaptychia*Coscinocladium*Culbersonia...
family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 80 species.