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Teloschistes flavicans

The Teloschistaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi with a
cosmopolitan distribution, generally in temperate regions. Most either live on
rock or on bark, and many are orange to yellow from anthraquinone which protects
them from ultraviolet light, enabling expansion into arid and sunny ecosystems.
They have a thallus that is leafy, bushy, or crusty, and partner with
photosynthetic Trebouxia algae. A 2013 revision recognised three subfamilies and
created or resurrected 31 more genera. Since then, many new genera have been
added and DNA studies are giving insights into relationships within this
family's more than 800 species and around 120 genera. It remains underexplored
in vast regions like South America and China. Several rock-dwelling species are
known to damage marble surfaces, and others are used in some traditional
medicines. One member, Rusavskia elegans, is used in research as a model
organism to investigate resilience against the harsh conditions of outer space.
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Japanese special-effects director and filmmaker Eiji Tsuburaya worked on roughly
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the "Father of Tokusatsu". Tsuburaya started his career in the Japanese film
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major productions to feature special effects. In 1954, Tsuburaya directed the
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Convention of 1787, and was the first United States president. The portrait of
Washington shown here was one of 130 copies that the American painter Gilbert
Stuart made of his unfinished Athenaeum Portrait, which is Stuart's most notable
work and the basis for the engraving of Washington on the United States
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