Teloschistes: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Teloschistales
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Genus
- Teloschistes
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Teloschistes
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Teloschistes
Teloschistes is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae, of which it is the namesake. Species of Teloschistes are among the most visually striking lichens, typically forming small, bushy, much-branched growths in vivid shades of yellow to orange, colours produced by anthraquinone pigments, particularly parietin. The genus has a worldwide distribution, with species occurring on twigs, bark, and rock surfaces in open, well-lit habitats ranging from coastal scrub and semi-arid shrublands to alpine zones.
...Teloschistes in languages:
- Dutch
- Oranje wimpermos
- English
- Hair Lichens
- Russian
- Телосхистес
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Teloschistes capensis
- Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
- Teloschistes costatus
- Teloschistes cymbalifer
- Teloschistes exilis
- Teloschistes fasciculatus
- Teloschistes flavicans
- Teloschistes hypoglaucus
- Teloschistes inflatus
- Teloschistes perrugosus
- Teloschistes peruensis
- Teloschistes puber
- Teloschistes pulvinaris
- Teloschistes sieberianus
- Teloschistes spinosus
- Teloschistes velifer
- Teloschistes verrucosus
- Teloschistes xanthorioides































































































































































