Peltigera praetextata (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Zopf
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeltigera praetextata (a lichen)
GenusPeltigera (dog’s tooth lichens, dog lichens)
FamilyPELTIGERACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderPELTIGERALES (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 Peltigera praetextata (a lichen) :
1: Peltigera praetextata (a lichen)
7 Feb 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen willow trunks
Image 1: IsidiaImage 2: Isidia (2)Image 3: Rhizines - close-upImage 4: Thallus - drying - uppersideImage 5: Thallus - moistImage 6: Thallus - moist - magnifiedImage 7: Thallus - moist - magnified (2)Image 8: Thallus - moist - magnified (3)Image 9: Thallus - underside - close-upImage 10: Thallus - underside - close-up (2)Image 11: Thallus - underside - close-up (3)
2: Peltigera praetextata (a lichen)
10 Jul 1974 OSGR: SE05 54° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Thallus - fertileImage 2: Thallus - moist showing foliose isidia - enlarged

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

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