Baeomyces rufus

Baeomyces rufus
Scientific 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)
Synonyms
  • Lichen rufus Huds. (1762)
  • Sphyridium byssoides

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

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