Pannoparmelia
| Pannoparmelia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pannoparmelia (Müll. Arg.) Darb. |
Pannoparmelia is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of five currently accepted species.[1] Pannoparmelia species have a foliose growth habit.
Etymology
The name Pannoparmelia comes from the Latin term pannosus, which means 'felt like texture'. This is a reference to the noticeably spongy hypothallus exhibited by species in this genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Crespo, A.; Lumbsch, H. T.; Mattsson, J. E.; Blanco, O.; Divakar, P. K.; Articus, K.; Wiklund, E.; Bawingan, P. A.; Wedin, M. (August 2007). "Testing morphology-based hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) using three ribosomal markers and the nuclear RPB1 gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44 (2): 812–824. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.029. PMID 17276700.
- ↑ Galloway, D.J. and Sammy, N. (1994). Pannoparmelia. Flora of Australia - Volume 55. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/lichenlist/PANNOPARMELIA%20Genus%20and%20key.pdf
External links
- Pannoparmelia angustata at the Hidden Forest
- Pannoparmelia at the online Flora of New Zealand - Lichens - Revised 2nd Edition (2007)
- Pannoparmelia at the online Flora of New Zealand - Lichens (1985)
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