Peltigera Willd.
(dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPeltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)
FamilyPELTIGERACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPELTIGERALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Peltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 39 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Peltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)
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