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Metamelanea

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Metamelanea

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Metamelanea is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It consists of three species of rock-dwelling lichens.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassLichinomycetes
  4. OrderLichinales
  5. FamilyLichinaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
15
With media
62
Family
Lichinaceae
Collections
NCU, NY, MU, ASU, F, FH
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lichinaceae
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taxon name
Metamelanea
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Metamelanea umbonata
taxon author citation
Henssen
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Description
  • Species
  • References

Metamelanea is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It consists of three species of rock-dwelling lichens.

==Taxonomy==

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