What is "basidiolichen"

basidiolichen \basidiolichen\ n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete.

n. (context lichenology English) Any lichen in which the fungus is a member of the ''Basidiomycota''

n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete

Basidiolichens are lichenized members of the Basidiomycota, a much smaller group of lichens than the far more common ascolichens in the Ascomycota. In arctic, alpine, and temperate forests, the most common basidiolichens are in the agaric genus Lichenomphalia (including former members of Omphalina or Gerronema) and the clavarioid genus Multiclavula. Several lichenized genera occur in tropical regions, the most common being the foliose Dictyonema. Previously basidiolichens had been classified in their own subclass, Basidiolichenes. Molecular based phylogeny does not support classification of the genera together.