Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th. Fr.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaloplaca cerina (a lichen)
GenusCaloplaca (a genus of placodioid and crustose lichens)
FamilyTELOSCHISTACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderTELOSCHISTALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Caloplaca cerina (a lichen) :
1: Caloplaca cerina (a lichen)
7 Mar 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Elder twigs
Image 1: Apothecia - close-upImage 2: Apothecia - close-up (2)Image 3: LichenImage 4: ? algal cellsImage 5: ? algal cells (2)Image 6: Asci in hymeniumImage 7: Ascospores + ? algal cellsImage 8: Ascus in hymeniumImage 9: Ascus in hymenium (2)Image 10: Phytobiont

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Vondrák, J. Caloplaca subalpina and C. thracopontica, two new saxicolous species from the Caloplaca cerina group (Teloschistales) .

Caloplaca cerina (a lichen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caloplaca cerina (a lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Caloplaca cerina (a lichen)
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