Species of lichen
| Chaenotheca furfuracea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Coniocybomycetes |
| Order: | Coniocybales |
| Family: | Coniocybaceae |
| Genus: | Chaenotheca |
| Species: | C. furfuracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaenotheca furfuracea (L.) Tibell (1984) | |
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Chaenotheca furfuracea is a mealy (farinaceous), bright yellow-green leprose pin lichen. It is in the family Coniocybaceae and can be found in European countries like Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. The species are growing mostly on beeches and oaks, and on tree roots of spruces. They also grow on detritus or sand, and in rare cases on fissures of siliceous rocks. It prefers climates with high humidity and low luminosity.
References
- Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 2, Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bugartz, F., (eds.) 2001,
- "Chaenotheca furfuracea - lichenology.info - species details". www.lichenology.info. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chaenotheca furfuracea |
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| Mucor furfuraceus | |
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