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Cladoniaceae
The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (Cladonia) belong to this family. The latter genus, which comprises about 400 species, forms a major part of the diet of large mammals in taiga and tundra ecosystems.
15 branches of this family, most-observed first
pixie cup and reindeer lichens
genusCladonia
Cladias
genusCladia
Matchstick Lichens
genusPilophorus
Pulchrocladia
genusPulchrocladia
Heterodea
genusHeterodea
Thysanothecium
genusThysanothecium
Pycnothelia
genusPycnothelia
Cetradonia
genusCetradonia
Rexiella
genusRexiella
Metus
genusMetus
Notocladonia
genusNotocladonia
Myelorrhiza
genusMyelorrhiza
Gymnoderma
genusGymnoderma
Carassea
genusCarassea
Squamella
genusSquamella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49489.