Cladonia P. Browne
(cup lichens)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cladonia arbuscula s. lat.
a species sensu lato of lichens
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 		Species sensu lato 1 images
Cladonia callosa
a lichen
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 		Species 6 images
Cladonia cervicornis
a lichen
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 		Species 1 images
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
a species sensu lato of lichens
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 		Species sensu lato 6 images
Cladonia ciliata
a lichen
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 13 images
Cladonia coccifera s. lat.
scarlet-cup lichen
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 		Species sensu lato 13 images
Cladonia crispata
a lichen
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 12 images
Cladonia fimbriata
a lichen
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 		Species 6 images
Cladonia floerkeana
Bengal Match Lichen
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 		Species 13 images
Cladonia foliacea
a lichen
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 		Species 18 images
Cladonia furcata
a lichen
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 		Species 14 images
Cladonia gracilis
a lichen
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 		Species 6 images
Cladonia incrassata
a lichen
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 		Species 18 images
Cladonia luteoalba
a lichen
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 		Species 1 images
Cladonia macilenta
a lichen
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 		Species 17 images
Cladonia ochrochlora
a lichen
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 		Species 8 images
Cladonia parasitica
a lichen
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 		Species 2 images
Cladonia pocillum
a lichen
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 		Species 2 images
Cladonia polydactyla
a lichen
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 		Species 3 images
Cladonia portentosa
a lichen
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 		Species 16 images
Cladonia ramulosa
a lichen
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 		Species 15 images
Cladonia rei
a lichen
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 		Species 11 images
Cladonia squamosa
a lichen
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 6 images
Cladonia strepsilis
a lichen
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 		Species 2 images
Cladonia subulata
a lichen
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 		Species 5 images
Cladonia uncialis
a lichen
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 		Species 1 images
Cladonia verticillata
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 		Species 4 images
Cladonia zopfii
a lichen
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 		Species 10 images
Cladonia (unidentified)
Unidentified Cup Lichens
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 		Unidentified 3 images
[Cladonia furcata agg.]
a lichen
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 		Informal 2 subtaxa 21 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCladonia (cup lichens)
FamilyCLADONIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Eversham, B. 2003 Heathland lichens: a key to Cladonia in Beds, Cambs and Northants http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Hodgetts, N.G. 1992 Cladonia: a field guide 39pp, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough
Sparrius, L. De Nederlandse Cladonia’s www.biodiv.nl/lichens/cladonia/

Cladonia (cup lichens) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cladonia (cup lichens)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 31 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cladonia (cup lichens)
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