Order

Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)

Xanthoria parietina. Photo: (c) Bruce McCune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
        Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
        Order: Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)
        Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies) (3)

Subtaxa

Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies)

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