Parmotrema
| Parmotrema | |
|---|---|
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| Parmotrema hypotropum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Parmotrema A.Massal. (1860) |
| Type species | |
| Parmotrema perforatum (Wulfen) A.Massal. (1860) | |
Parmotrema is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1860.[2]
Members of the genus are commonly called ruffle lichens or scatter-rag lichens.[3]:83
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References
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Massalongo AB. (1860). "Esame comparativo di alcune genere di licheni". Atti dell´Istituto Veneto Scienze. 3 (in Italian) 5: 247–276.
- ↑ Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
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