Species
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (Golden-eye lichen)
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, often referred to as the gold-eye lichen or golden-eye, is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the rim. It has a global distribution, but is often localized and rare in many parts of its range. Colonies most often form along coastal areas.
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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: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
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Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
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Order: Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)
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Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies)
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Subfamily: Teloschistoideae
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Genus: Teloschistes (Hair lichens)
- Species: Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (Golden-eye lichen)
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Genus: Teloschistes (Hair lichens)
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Subfamily: Teloschistoideae
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Family: Teloschistaceae (Sunburst lichens, firedots, and allies)
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Order: Teloschistales (Sunburst lichens and allies)
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Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
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Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
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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)
Sightings
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