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    Rusavskia elegans was first formally described by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link as Lichen elegans in 1791, and transferred to the genus Xanthoria by Theodor...
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    taxon once known as Xanthoria elegans is now Rusavskia elegans, the type species of genus Rusavskia. "Synonymy. Current Name: Xanthoria (Fr.) Th. Fr., Lich...
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    that was found in 120,000-year-old ice. Umbilicaria antarctica and Xanthoria elegans are lichens that have been recorded photosynthesizing at temperatures...
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  • X. elegans may refer to: Xanthoria elegans, the elegant sunburst lichen, a lichenized fungus species Xiphorhynchus elegans, the elegant woodcreeper, a...
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  • Onofri, Silvano; Ott, Sieglinde (2014). "Viability of the lichen Xanthoria elegans and its symbionts after 18 months of space exposure and simulated...
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    aprina Umbilicaria decussate Usnea antarctica Usnea sphacelata Xanthoria elegans Xanthoria mawsonii The greatest plant diversity is found on the western...
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    A common alpine lichen, Xanthoria elegans...
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    outer space. In addition, the lichens Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans have been found to survive in an environment where the atmospheric...
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    Lagotellerie Island in Marguerite Bay is an example of this habitat. Xanthoria elegans and Caloplaca are visible crustose lichens seen on coastal rocks....
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    several new species to their park list. One of those identified is Xanthoria elegans. This species of lichen survived an 18-month exposure to solar UV...
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