Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting is a fungus in the Teloschistaceae family, order Teloschistales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia is a Teloschistaceae lichen, recorded as a host for the lichenicolous fungus Muellerella lichenicola in Sicily.

Genus
Variospora
Order
Teloschistales
Class
Lecanoromycetes

About Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

Variospora aurantia (Pers.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting is a species of lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Specimens of this lichen found in Sicily have been recorded as a host for Muellerella lichenicola, a species of lichenicolous fungus.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Teloschistales Teloschistaceae Variospora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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