Biology:Caloplaca luteominia
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Caloplaca luteominia | |
|---|---|
| C. luteominia in Palos Verdes, CA | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Ascomycota | 
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes | 
| Order: | Teloschistales | 
| Family: | Teloschistaceae | 
| Genus: | Caloplaca | 
| Species: | C. luteominia 
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloplaca luteominia (Tuck.) Zahlbr. 
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Caloplaca luteominia subspecies bolanderi (ruby firedot) is an endolithic lichen, a crustose lichen that grows inside rock, between the grains, with only the ruby red fruiting bodies exposed to the air.[1] It is in the Teloschistaceae family.
See also
References
Wikidata ☰ Q10440502 entry

