Biology:Cladonia deformis

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Short description: Species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae

Cladonia deformis

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. deformis
Binomial name
Cladonia deformis
(L.) Hoffm. (1796)

Cladonia deformis, also known as the lesser sulphur cup or the lesser sulphur cup lichen,[2] is a light-coloured, fruticose, cup lichen belonging to the family Cladoniaceae.[3] This lichen was first described as Lichen deformis by Carl Linnaeus in 1753,[4][5] and transferred to the genus Cladonia in 1796 by Georg Franz Hoffmann.[4][6]

As of July 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN. In Iceland, its conservation status is denoted as data deficient (DD).[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3678868 entry