Loflammia
Sign in to saveLoflammia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ectolechiaceae. The genus was established by the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda in 1986 to accommodate a group of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichens with distinctive reddish fruiting bodies. These lichens form small greyish-white crusts on the surfaces of living leaves in tropical forests, and are recognised by their bright carmine-red disc-shaped reproductive structures. Species are known from Central and South America, Africa, and Papua New Guinea.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Loflammia is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to fungi, Wikidata and genus.
It is catalogued under topics including Ectolechiaceae, Lecanorales genera and Lichen genera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyByssolomataceae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pilocarpaceae (1905)
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- taxon name
- Loflammia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Vezda
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Loflammia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ectolechiaceae. The genus was established by the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda in 1986 to accommodate a group of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichens with distinctive reddish fruiting bodies. These lichens form small greyish-white crusts on the surfaces of living leaves in tropical forests, and are recognised by their bright carmine-red disc-shaped reproductive structures. Species are known from Central and South America, Africa, and Papua New Guinea.
==Taxonomy==
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