calicioid

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noun

Any lichen-forming fungus of the family Caliciaceae.

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Meanings

nouncalicioid (plural calicioids)

plural calicioids

  1. Any lichen-forming fungus of the family Caliciaceae.

    Some lichen species were common in all stand types, e.g. Hypogymnia physodes, Parmeliopsis ambigua, and Bryoria fuscescens, but the calicioid lichens (Calicium glaucellum, Chaenotheca chrysocephala, C.

    2016 January 23, “A Pine Is a Pine and a Spruce Is a Spruce – The Effect of Tree Species and Stand Age on Epiphytic Lichen Communities”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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