Peltigera polydactylon (Neck.) Hoffm.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
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)
Records of Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen) :
1: Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
19 Jan 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on soil heap
Image 1: Thallus - close-up
2: Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
10 Jul 1974 OSGR: SE05 54° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Thallus - close-up

Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Peltigera polydactylon (a lichen)
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