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Degelia

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Degelia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus is named after Swedish lichenologist Gunnar Degelius.

Species

Blue Felt Lichen

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassLecanoromycetes
  4. OrderPeltigerales
  5. FamilyPannariaceae
Observations1,263

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
24
With media
14
Family
Pannariaceae
Collections
US, MIN, UFRGS, HAW, MEL, ASU
Recorded in
New Zealand, Australia, Brasil, United States, Portugal, Chile, Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pannariaceae
Image
Degelia plumbea Jymm.jpg
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taxon name
Degelia
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
degelia lichen
Commons category
Degelia
taxon author citation
Arv. & D.J. Galloway
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Encyclopedic overview

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Degelia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus is named after Swedish lichenologist Gunnar Degelius.

The genus was circumscribed by Lars Arvidsson and David John Galloway in 1981.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Degelia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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