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Psoroma
Sign in to savePsoroma is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The widespread genus contains about 30 species, most of which are found in south temperate regions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPeltigerales
- FamilyPannariaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,358
- With media
- 236
- Family
- Pannariaceae
- Collections
- LSU, F, US
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Italy, Australia, Sri Lanka, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pannariaceae
- Image
- Psoroma hypnorum 45903.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Psoroma
- taxon common name
- ムニンゴケ属
- taxonomic type
- Psoroma hypnorum
- taxon author citation
- Ach. ex Michx.
- taxon name
- Psoroma
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Psoroma is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The widespread genus contains about 30 species, most of which are found in south temperate regions.
==Taxonomy== The genus was circumscribed by the French botanist André Michaux in 1803.
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