Graphis elegans (Borrer ex Sm.) Ach.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGraphis elegans (a lichen)
GenusGraphis (Bot.) (a genus of lichens)
FamilyGRAPHIDACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderOSTROPALES (an order of lichens and ascomycetes)
SubclassOSTROPOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Graphis elegans (a lichen) :
1: Graphis elegans (a lichen)
5 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Ash trunk
Image 1: Thallus - in situImage 2: Lirellae - highly enlargedImage 3: Thallus - close-up - enlarged
2: Graphis elegans (a lichen)
3 Nov 1974 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
oat base of Beech trunk
Image 1: AscosporeImage 2: Thallus - enlargedImage 3: Apothecia - magnified

Graphis elegans (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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