Cladonia pyxidata

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Cladonia pyxidata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. pyxidata
Binomial name
Cladonia pyxidata
(L.) Hoffm. (1796)
Synonyms
  • Baeomyces pyxidatus (L.) Ach.
  • Cenomyce neglecta (Flörke) Flörke
  • Cladonia conchata Nyl.
  • Cladonia pyxidata var. neglecta (Flörke) A. Massal.
  • Cladonia neglecta (Flörke) Spreng.
  • Scyphophorus pyxidatus (L.) Gray
  • Lichen pyxidatus L.
  • Cenomyce pyxidata (L.) Ach.

Cladonia pyxidata or the pebbled cup lichen[2] is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[3] It is host to the lichenicolous fungus Lichenoconium pyxidatae.[4]

In Nepal, Cladonia pyxidata has been reported from 4,000 to 4,100 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[5]

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