Baeomyces rufus
| Baeomyces rufus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Baeomycetales |
| Family: | Baeomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Baeomyces |
| Species: | B. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Baeomyces rufus | |
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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.