Xanthoria polycarpa (Hoffm.) Th. Fr. ex Rieber
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXanthoria polycarpa (a lichen)
GenusXanthoria (a genus of lichens)
FamilyTELOSCHISTACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (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 Xanthoria polycarpa (a lichen) :
1: Xanthoria polycarpa (a lichen)
1 Jun 1975 OSGR: SE88 54° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on Ash trunk
Image 1: Thallus and apothecia - enlarged

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

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