Species
Chaenotheca chrysocephala (Canary whiskers)
Chaenotheca is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Coniocybaceae. The sexual reproduction structures are a mass of loose ascospores that are enclosed by a cup shaped exciple sitting on top of a tiny stalk, having the appearance of a dressmaker’s pin (called a mazaedium), hence the common name pin lichen.:15 Genus members are also commonly called needle lichens.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
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Class: Lichinomycetes
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Order: Coniocybales
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Family: Coniocybaceae
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Genus: Chaenotheca (Stubble lichens)
- Species: Chaenotheca chrysocephala (Canary whiskers)
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Genus: Chaenotheca (Stubble lichens)
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Family: Coniocybaceae
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Order: Coniocybales
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Class: Lichinomycetes
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Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
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Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)