Species

Lepraria finkii (Fluffy dust lichen)

Lepraria finkii. Photo: no rights reserved

Lepraria is a genus of leprose crustose lichens that grows on its substrate like patches of granular, caked up, mealy dust grains. Members of the genus are commonly called dust lichens.:305 The main vegetative body (thallus) is made of patches of soredia (little balls of algae wrapped in fungus). There are no known mechaisms for sexual reproduction, yet members of the genus continue to speciate. Some species can form marginal lobes and appear squamulose.

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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: Lecanorales (Shield lichens, rim lichens, and allies)
        Family: Stereocaulaceae
        Genus: Lepraria (Dust lichens)
        Species: Lepraria finkii (Fluffy dust lichen)

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