Cavernularia
| Cavernularia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Cavernularia Degel. |
| Species | |
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C. hultenii Degel. | |
Cavernularia is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only two currently accepted species.[1] Both members of the genus have a foliose growth form. They are commonly referred to as the pitted lichens.
References
- ↑ Printzen, C., Ekman, S., Tonsberg, T. (2003). Phylogeography of Cavernularia hultenii: evidence of slow genetic drift in a widely disjunct lichen. Molecular Ecology 12: 1473-1486. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118890542/abstract
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