Pertusariaceae
Encyclopedia
The Pertusariaceae are a family
of lichen
ized fungi in the order Pertusariales
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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 order Pertusariales
Pertusariales
The Pertusariales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes....
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