Xanthoria parietina is a foliose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. 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, and also on inland rocks, walls, or tree bark. It was chosen as a model organism for genomic sequencing by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI).
Petter Adolf Karsten was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology".
Parietin is the predominant cortical pigment of lichens in the genus Caloplaca, a secondary product of the lichen Xanthoria parietina, and a pigment found in the roots of Curled Dock. It has an orangy-yellow color and absorbs blue light.
Xanthoria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen, orange wall lichen, and sunburst lichen. They can be identified by their characteristic squamulose morphology with distinctive "fairy cups".
Anixia buxi is a species of fungus belonging to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1882. Its basionym is Orbicula buxi, which belongs to the Orbicula genus, but its taxonomy is uncertain.
Anixia wallrothii is a species of fungus belonging to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1870 by German mycologist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel.
Anixia interrupta is a species of fungus belonging to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1832 by German-American mycologist Lewis David de Schweinitz.
Anixia minuta is a species of fungus belonging to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1872 by Hungarian-Croatian mycologist Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg.
Anixia myriasca is a species of fungus that belongs to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1902 by Austrian mycologist Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel.
Anixia nemoralis is a species of fungus belonging to the Anixia genus. It was documented in 1819 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries.
Orbicula is a genus of fungi belonging to the Pyronemataceae family. It consists of two species. The type species is Orbicula cyclospora, now known as Orbicula parietina. The genus was documented in 1871 by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke.
Orbicula richenii is a species of fungus belonging to the Orbicula genus. It was documented in 1904 by Brazilian mycologist Johannes Rick.
Hypolyssus is a genus of fungi belonging to the Agaricomycetes class; it has not been assigned to an order or a family. It consists of one species: Hypolyssus natalis. It was documented in 1825 by German mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.
Hypolyssus natalis is the single species of the Hypolyssus genus. It was documented in 1959 by Brazilian mycologist Johannes Rick. It was found on bark in Brazil.
Peniophorella is a genus of fungus belonging to the Agaricomycetes class; it has not been assigned to an order or a family. It contains 27 species. The genus was documented in 1889 by Finnish mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten.
Leucoagaricus badhamii is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. The flesh of this mushroom turns blood red when cut or bruised, hence its common name of blushing dapperling. These damaged areas may eventually turn brown or black and likewise the mushroom may discolour brown or black with age. All parts of the flesh display red staining aiding in identification.
Myrmecopterula is a genus of coral fungi in the Pterulaceae family with species which are associated with ant domestication by members of the genus Apterostigma.
Myrmecopterula moniliformis is a species of fungus in the family Pterulaceae and is the type species of the genus Myrmecopterula. It is associated with fungi cultivating ants of the genus Apterostigma.
Narcissea is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae.
Britzelmayria is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae.
