Species

Lobaria anthraspis

Lobaria anthraspis. Photo: (c) Millifolium, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Lobaria is a genus of lichens commonly known as “lungwort” or “lung moss” as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lung. Lobaria species are unusual in that they have a three-part symbiosis, containing a fungus, an alga and a cyanobacterium, the presence of the cyanobacterium allowing nitrogen fixation.

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: Peltigerales
        Family: Lobariaceae
        Genus: Lobaria (Lung lichens)
        Species: Lobaria anthraspis

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