Peltigera Willd.
Felt lichen
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(Peltigera) · 10/6/2023 
Species not yet identified 
(Peltigera) · 11/16/2023 · Spirit Pond Trail, Phippsburg, Maine 
| Kingdom | Fungi | Mushrooms, lichens, gel fungi, yeasts, and molds; also called eukaryotes |
| Division | Ascomycota | Sac fungi |
| Subdivision | Pezizomycotina | Sac fungi with filaments |
| Class | Lecanoromycetes | “Lichenized” fungi |
| Order | Lecanorales | Mostly lichen-forming fungi |
| Suborder | Peltigerineae | A lichenized group of fungi, named for the genus Peltigera |
| Family | Peltigeraceae | A lichenized family of fungi, named for the genus Peltigera |
| Genus | Peltigera | From the Latin pelta, “a light shield,” referring to the round shieldlike apothecia |
Peltigera description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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