Masson, Didier;Magain, Nicolas;Sérusiaux, Emmanuël
Parmotrema
Sign in to saveParmotrema is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It is a large genus, containing an estimated 300 species, with a centre of diversity in subtropical regions of South America and the Pacific Islands.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,299
- With media
- 2,220
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US, COLO, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Kenya, Uruguay, South Africa, China, Brazil, Guyana, Argentina
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
- Image
- Parmotrema perforatum-2.jpg
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- taxon common name
- parmotrema lichen
- taxon name
- Parmotrema
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Parmotrema
- Commons category
- Parmotrema
- taxon author citation
- A. Massal.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Parmotrema is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It is a large genus, containing an estimated 300 species, with a centre of diversity in subtropical regions of South America and the Pacific Islands.
Members of the genus are commonly called ruffle lichens or scatter-rag lichens.
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