Baeomyces rufus

Baeomyces rufus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Baeomycetales
Family: Baeomycetaceae
Genus: Baeomyces
Species:
B. rufus
Binomial name
Baeomyces rufus
(Huds.) Rebent. (1804)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lichen rufus Huds. (1762)
  • Sphyridium byssoides[2]

Baeomyces rufus, commonly known as the brown beret lichen,[3][4] is a fruticose lichen belonging to the cap lichen family, Baeomycetaceae. The species was first described by J.F Rebentisch in 1804.[1] Like other lichens, it is a symbiosis between a fungus and an alga.

  1. ^ a b "Baeomyces rufus". MycoBank.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ Mycologia Balcanica, Volumes 1–3. Bulgarian Mycological Society. 2004. p. 52. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ Brodo, Irwin M.; Duran Sharnoff, Sylvia; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. pp. 173–5. ISBN 978-0300082494. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.