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Cladoniaceae (Lichen)

Synonyms: Cladeniaceae; Cladiaceae; Ramaleaceae; Sphaerophoropsidaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (Cladonia) belong to this family. The latter genus, which comprises about 400 species, forms a major part of the diet of large mammals in taiga and tundra ecosystems.
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Genus

Calathaspis (1)
Carassea (1)
Cetradonia (1)
Cladia (20)
Cladonia (cup lichen) (486)   (3)
Evemia (1)
Gymnoderma (2)   (1)
Heteromyces (1)
Metus (1)
Muhria (1)
Myelorrhiza (2)
Notocladonia (2)
Paralecia (1)
Pilophorus (nail lichen) (14)   (1)
Pulchrocladia (3)
Pycnothelia (2)
Ramalea (3)
Rexia (2)
Sphaerophoropsis (1)
Squamella (1)
Thysanothecium (4)
Trichocladia (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0