Usnea poliothrix
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| Usnea poliothrix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Usnea |
| Species: | U. poliothrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Usnea poliothrix Kremp. (1874) | |
Usnea poliothrix is an irregular, orange species of Usnea, a common fruticose lichen.[1] It has soralia with prominent isidiofibril growth.[2] Its orange cortex is very fragile, and often scarred by the marks of lost isidiofibrils.[1] Although often characterized in literature as U. poliotrix, it was officially named U. poliothrix in 1874 by German lichenologist August von Krempelhuber.[3]
