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Lichinella
Sign in to saveLichinella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinellaceae. The genus is morphologically diverse, including species that form crusts, small scales, or tiny shrub-like tufts. Its members grow on rock surfaces and in biological soil crusts, mainly in warm-temperate to arid tropical regions worldwide. It was described by William Nylander in 1873, and was placed in the newly erected family Lichinellaceae following a 2024 molecular reclassification of the Lichinomycetes.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 176
- With media
- 107
- Family
- Lichinaceae
- Collections
- US, ASU, FH, WIS, UFRGS, COLO
- Recorded in
- United States, Israel, Brasil, Spain, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lichinaceae
- Image
- Lichinella nigritella 19786.jpg
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- taxon name
- Lichinella
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Lichinella
- taxonomic type
- Lichinella stipatula
- taxon common name
- レンダイゴケ属
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
- References
Lichinella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinellaceae. The genus is morphologically diverse, including species that form crusts, small scales, or tiny shrub-like tufts. Its members grow on rock surfaces and in biological soil crusts, mainly in warm-temperate to arid tropical regions worldwide. It was described by William Nylander in 1873, and was placed in the newly erected family Lichinellaceae following a 2024 molecular reclassification of the Lichinomycetes.
==Taxonomy==
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