Teloschistaceae
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The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, although its member
An ascus of the crustose lichen Pyrenodesmia variabilis, containing eight polarilocular ascospores
In contrast to its barely visible thallus, the apothecia of Athallia holocarpa are prominent. Like most Teloschistaceae, these apothecia are lecanorine in form: rounded with thick, pale, thalline margins.
crustose, leprose: Leproplaca chrysodeta
Variospora
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Variospora is a genus of crustose lichens belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. The genus was established in 2013 when DNA studies revealed that many species previously grouped under the traditiona
Variospora aurantia, Spain
Variospora thallincola, UK