Species
Xanthoria parietina (Common sunburst lichen)
Xanthoria parietina is a foliose, or leafy, lichen. It has wide distribution, and many common names such as common orange lichen, yellow scale, maritime sunburst lichen and shore lichen. It can be found near the shore on rocks or walls (hence the epithet parietina meaning “on walls”), and also on inland rocks, walls, or tree bark. It was chosen as a model organism for genomic sequencing (planned in 2006) by the US Department of Energy Joint
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
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Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
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Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
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Order: Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)
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Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies)
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Subfamily: Xanthorioideae
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Genus: Xanthoria (Sunburst lichens)
- Species: Xanthoria parietina (Common sunburst lichen)
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Genus: Xanthoria (Sunburst lichens)
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Subfamily: Xanthorioideae
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Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies)
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Order: Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)
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Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
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Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
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Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
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Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)