Pertusaria
Encyclopedia
Pertusaria is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the Pertusariaceae
family. The widespread genus contains over 500 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 Pertusariaceae
Pertusariaceae
The Pertusariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Pertusariales.-References:...
family. The widespread genus contains over 500 species.