Usnea ceratina Ach.
(a beard lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUsnea ceratina (a beard lichen)
GenusUsnea (beard lichens, old man’s beard)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (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 Usnea ceratina (a beard lichen) :
1: Usnea ceratina (a beard lichen)
12 Aug 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
On Oak
Image 1: Thalli - in situImage 2: Thallus - close-up

Usnea ceratina (a beard lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Usnea ceratina (a beard lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Usnea ceratina (a beard lichen)
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