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Ramalina

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Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches. Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens or cartilage lichens. Apothecia are lecanorine.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassLecanoromycetes
  4. OrderLecanorales
  5. FamilyRamalinaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded268,719

Ramalina is een geslacht van korstmossen dat behoort tot de orde Lecanorales van de ascomyceten. Het geslacht omvat meer dan 240 soorten. Ramalina-soorten produceren usninezuur. Men neemt aan dat het de korstmossen tegen ultraviolette straling beschermt en door zijn intens bittere smaak korstmossen beschermt tegen begrazing. Soorten Enkele soorten zijn: Groot takmos (Ramalina fraxinea) Melig takmos (Ramalina farinacea) Externe links Mycobank Ramalina Index Fungorum Ramalina Catalogue of Life Ramalina Zie de categorie Ramalina van Wikimedia Commons voor mediabestanden over dit onderwerp.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,566
With media
3,009
Family
Ramalinaceae
Collections
LSU, UTEP, ASU, US, COLO, WIS
Recorded in
United States, MéXico, Peru, Australia, Mexico, Spain, France

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ramalinaceae
Image
Ramalina fraxinae ascocarp.JPG
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taxon name
Ramalina
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ramalina
Commons category
Ramalina
taxonomic type
Ramalina fraxinea
taxon common name
Takmos
taxon author citation
Ach.
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • See also
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Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches. Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens or cartilage lichens. Apothecia are lecanorine.

It is in the family Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ramalina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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