Oxneria
| Oxneria | |
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| Oxneria fallax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Oxneria S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2003) |
| Type species | |
| Oxneria alfredii (S.Y.Kondr. & Poelt) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2003)
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| Species | |
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O. alfredii | |
Oxneria is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has five species. These leafy lichens are characterised by their orange, yellow, or reddish colouration from anthraquinone pigments and their abundant root-like attachment structures (rhizines). The genus was established in 2003 as part of a major revision that split the traditional Xanthoria group into several distinct genera, with Oxneria showing its greatest diversity in North America.