lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.fungi within the Lecideaceae family.
The genus name of ''Farnoldia'' is in honour of
Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold
Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (24 February 1828 – 8 August 1901) was a German lichenologist and taxonomist born in Ansbach, Bavaria. Even as a high school student he showed an active interest in botany: "Ich und August Gattinger ... dur ...
(1828 - 1901), a German lichenologist and taxonomist born in Ansbach, Bavaria.