Ochrolechia
Encyclopedia
Ochrolechia is a genus
of lichen
belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae
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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...
belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae
Lecanorineae
Lecanorineae are a suborder of pezizomycetes fungi, commonly known as the lichens and rostrate asci.-References:*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. ISBN 0-471-52229-5...
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